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Oscar Pistorius, Kirani James Provide Superb Olympics Moment

This is one of those moments that may seem small, but means a whole lot more. Oscar Pistorius is well-known by now, for the blades he runs on, for his perseverance and, unfortunately, for the controversy that's followed him. He didn't make the 400 meter finals, though he did get all the way to the semis. But immediately following the race, Kirani James did something very cool.James has a legitimate shot at gold in the 400. He's fast, and one hell of an athlete. If he doesn't have a problem with Pistorius, then why should anyone?And, more importantly, this was just an awesome moment to see....

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