Oscar Pistorius admitted that Paralympic events will still figure prominently in his plans after he was cleared to compete against able-bodied athletes.
The double amputee won his appeal at the Court for Arbitration for Sport (CAS) who overruled an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ban on him competing in their meetings.
The 21-year-old South African revealed even if he is successful and gets the 400metres qualifying standard for the Olympic Games in August, he still plans to return to Beijing for the Paralympic a few weeks later.
"Most definitely. I have learned so much from them I will definitely be there whether or not I make the Olympics - they are so special," said the 2004 Paralympic 200m gold medallist.
Pistorius was thrilled after his legal team overturned the IAAF's ruling in January that his Cheetah Flex-Foot prosthetic legs gave him an unfair advantage and has already mapped out a rigorous racing schedule.
He continued: "Of course it was nerve-wracking waiting to find out, but it didn't come as a surprise. I was always pretty optimistic of the outcome.
"The result will finally cut out all of the rumours and I'm going to do as much preparation as I can to try and get through the qualifier for the Olympics."
The 'Blade Runner' intends to prepare himself with three or four Paralympic outings in the Netherlands and Germany later this month, before he begins his chase for the Olympic 400m qualifying standard at able-bodied meetings.
That will see him make his first attempt in Milan on June 2, although after he spent most of his time preparing for his legal battle with the IAAF, that is probably too early to chase the Olympic qualifier.
Pistorius, whose fastest 400m is 46.46seconds, needs to run the Games 'A' standard of 45.55sec or the 'B' mark of 45.95 if no other athlete from his country attains the higher one, although he could still be included in his country's 4x400m relay squad.
Achieving either of those performances will be extremely tough but he is determined to give it his best shot to make the grade.
"It's going to be difficult because my first priority has been the court case. The next two or three weeks will see me putting in some hard work," Pistorius said.
The Pretoria-based star is also eager to return to the United Kingdom where in atrocious conditions at last July's Sheffield Super Grand Prix, he was disqualified after running out of his lane.
But Fast Track who organise domestic meetings on behalf of UK Athletics, have already said if Pistorius won his adjudication, they would welcome him back at events in London or Gateshead.
Pistorius said: "I'd love to come back again, the British organisers were so supportive of me when I ran in Sheffield last year."
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