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Aug. 4 Olympics scenes: Day 8

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Oscar Pistorius of South Africa competes in the Men's 400m Round 1 heat on Day 8 of the 2012 London Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London, England. (Photo by Julia Vynokurova/Getty Images)
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One of the most anticipated moments of the London Olympics came early Saturday when Oscar Pistorius of South Africa, who uses special prosthetics because his legs were amputated below the knee because he was born without fibulas, competed in the men's 400 heat races. Pistorius, the first amputee to compete in track at the Olympics, advanced to the semifinals.

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