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 ROME (AP) - Oscar Pistorius' quest to compete against the world's top sprinters isn't on Asafa Powell's radar yet. The 100-meter world record-holder had to ask a javelin thrower sitting next to him who the double-amputee was when questioned about Pistorius at a news conference for the Golden Gala meet.
Along with Derrick Atkins, the sprinter from the Bahamas who is Powell's second cousin and top challenger for Friday's competition, Powell just giggled at his ignorance and sat silent.
Pistorius, who races on carbon fiber blades attached below his knees, is entered in a second-tier "B" 400-meter race at the event. He is warming up for his world-class able-bodied race debut on Sunday in Sheffield, England.
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