Oscar Pistorius To Race That Fast White Guy from the Olympics

South African Oscar Pistorius is the best runner in the world...who happens to not have legs.

Pistorius was born without legs below the knee, and runs with the assistance of bladed prostheses called "Cheetahs." He's engaged in a campaign to compete in the Olympics, which the International Amateur Athletic Federation has already banned him from once citing the potential for an unfair advantage from his artificial limbs. (The IAAF has reversed that decision, pending tests to see if Pistorius has any advantage at all due to the "Cheetahs.")

The latest episode in his fascinating story: Pistorius will compete in the Norwich Sheffield Grand Prix on July 15th. It is the first race for Pistorius after the IAAF green-lighted his racing against the regular field of sprinters, and he is particularly excited about facing off against Jeremy Wariner, who is best remembered as the "Holy Crap What Is A White Guy Doing Winning A Sprint Event" guy from the Sydney games.

"With the likes of Jeremy Wariner in the field I couldn't ask for a stronger test, but these are the sort of challenges I want," said Pistorius, 20.

Pistorius isn't tilting at windmills here--having set the world records for paralympic athletes in the 100, 200, and 400m distances, he competed last month in the South African national championships and placed second in a field of fully-able athletes. There's nowhere else left for him to compete.