Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been included among Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.
25-year-old Pistorius is the only South African named in the list for 2012.
On the Time website, sports columnist Sean Gregory writes that the double amputee, a four-time Paralympic champion, had shown great character to compete against able-bodied athletes.
Pistorius dipped under the Olympic qualifying standard in the men's 400 metres in Pretoria last month.
However, he must achieve the standard again at an international meeting to book his place in the SA team for the 2012 London Olympics.
