Oscar Pistorius, 21 years old South African double amputee sprinter, won his appeal on friday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.

CAS, Court of Arbitration for Sport, Oscar Pistorius is eligible to race against able-bodied athletes, overturning a ban imposed by the IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations.

CAS said the unanimous ruling goes into effect immediately.

“I am ecstatic,” Pistorius said. “When I found out, I cried. It is a battle that has been going on for far too long. It’s a great day for sport. I think this day is going to go down in history for the equality of disabled people.”

“Oscar will be welcomed wherever he competes this summer,” IAAF president Lamine Diack said. “He is an inspirational man and we look forward to admiring his achievements in the future.”

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Congratulations Singapore. You make me proud of you. Keep it up, Singapore.

Singapore will host the first Youth Olympics in 2010 after the city-state won 53 out of 97 postal votes, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge announced on Thursday. Moscow won 44 votes.

The first Youth Olympics Games that will have about 3,200 athletes, aged 14-18, competing in 26 sports and will cost about $30 million.

Below is the video of Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at an outdoor rally of cheering Singaporeans.

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