The South African Sports Confederation and Olympics Committee reacted warmly to news that South African double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius had been declared eligible to compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics, dpa reported.
"We're overjoyed and feel that it's a great outcome for Oscar, Moss Mashishi, president of SASCOC, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
"We trust that this in a sense will help him in his quest for Olympic glory," adding: "Obviously he has to run a qualifying time."
In a surprise move the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland Friday overturned a ban by the international athletics federation on Pistorius competing in the Olympics.
The ruling comes just a few weeks after disabled South African swimmer Natalie du Toit became the first amputee to ever qualify for the Olympics, creating the possibility that South Africa's squad could include two amputees.
Pistorius must still reach a qualifying time to run in the 400 metres at the Beijing Games, but could be picked for the South African relay squad without qualifying.
"We've taken people without an A qualification stand for relays in the past," Mashishi said.