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Updated at 12:03 p.m., Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Olympics: Double-amputee 4th, still needs qualifying time

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MILAN, Italy � Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius slowed on the final straight in his first able-bodied race in nearly a year, finishing fourth and well outside the Olympic qualifying time.

The South African finished in 47.78 seconds at a 400-meter race Wednesday at the Milan Notturna meet. He needs a 45.55 to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.

Pistorius' lifetime best is 46.36.

He resumed training six weeks ago when sports' highest court ruled he was eligible to run in Beijing.