South African Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee who runs with carbon fibre blades attached to his legs, may have to wait until Saturday before he learns if he can compete against able-bodied runners at the Beijing Olympics.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) had been due to release a report on Thursday by Professor Peter Bruggeman of the German Sport University of Cologne who had supervised tests on Pistorius. But IAAF spokesman Nick Davies said that Pistorius had been given until midnight on Thursday to respond to Bruggeman's findings.