Sascoc welcomes Oscar's news

The president of Sascoc, Moss Mashishi, said: "We're overjoyed and feel that it's a great outcome for Oscar.

"We trust that this in a sense will help him in his quest for Olympic glory," adding: "Obviously he has to run a qualifying time."

In a surprise move on Friday the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, overturned a ban by the International Athletics Federation on Pistorius competing in the Olympics.

The ruling comes just a few weeks after disabled South African swimmer Natalie du Toit became the first amputee to ever qualify for the Olympics, creating the possibility that South Africa's squad could include two amputees.

Pistorius must still reach a qualifying time to run in the 400m at the Beijing Games, but could be picked for the South African relay squad without qualifying.

"We've taken people without an A qualification stand for relays in the past," Mashishi said.- Sapa-dpa