Sprinter Oscar Pistorius honoured in Beano comic strip
The South African sprinter Oscar Pistorious stars in a special edition on The Beano marking the start of the Paralympic Games.
He follows in the footsteps of Jessica Ennis, who became a Beano character after her Olympic heptathlon gold.
Beano Editor Mike Stirling said: "We're very proud that Oscar is the first Paralympic athlete to appear on the cover of The Beano and we're looking forward to watching him going for gold."
Pistorious made history by becoming the first amputee sprinter to compete at the Olympics earlier this month. He will be defending the 100m, 200m and 400m titles he won at the Paralympic Games four years ago.
Responding to the news, he tweeted: "How cool is this?!".
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