American Leeper breaks Pistorius record in 400 metres

ByReuters

Published 24/06/2017 at 06:08 GMT

SACRAMENTO, California, June 24 (Reuters) - American Blake Leeper broke South African Oscar Pistorius's T43 paralympic world record in the 400 metres when he ran 45.25 seconds at the U.S.

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athletics championships on Friday, officials said. "It is hard to believe. To run 45.25 to break the world record, I am excited for the future," said the 27-year-old Tennessee native who lives in Southern California.

Leeper finished a non-advancing seventh in the semi-final race despite competing as a double amputee.

Pistorius set his record of 45.39 seconds at Daegu, South Korea in August, 2011.

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Paralympic gold medallist Pistorius is serving a six-year jail term after being found guilty of murdering his girlfriend in 2013. (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Sacramento, California; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)

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