In early 2008, however, the International Association of Athletics Federations CAAF) ruled that they would not allow Pistorius to compete in the Summer Olympics. The committee claimed the Cheetahs gave the disabled more power. Pistorius and many others disagreed. Pistorius challenged the and he was given permission to compete just months before the summer He ried out for the South African Olympic Team but missed qualifying for the team by less than a second. Although he did not meet his Olympic goal, Pistorius still went on to win a gold medal in the 100- 200-, and 400-meter races at the Paralympics that same year.