'Blade Runner' vows to put disputes on hold

BEIJING (AFP) - "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius vowed Friday to put a spat with South Africa's sporting chiefs aside and focus on winning gold in the Paralympics starting this weekend.

The South African track star, who will compete in the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints, lashed out this week because the team's kit was late arriving and also criticised the travelling arrangements to Beijing.

Pistorius, who won a court battle to compete at last month's Olympics but then failed to qualify, told AFP that he would take up the issues with the South African sporting authorities after the Games.