Oscar Pistorius

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Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (born 22 November 1986) is a South African Paralympic runner. Known as the "Blade Runner" and "the fastest man on no legs", Pistorius is the double amputee world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 metres events and runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon fibre transtibial artificial limbs by Ossur. In 2007 Pistorius took part in his first international able-bodied competitions. However, his artificial lower legs, while enabling him to compete, generated claims that he has an unfair advantage over able-bodied runners. The same year, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) amended its competition rules to ban the use of "any technical device that incorporates springs, wheels or any other element that provides a user with an advantage over another athlete not using such a device". It claimed that the amendment was not specifically aimed at Pistorius. After monitoring his track performances and carrying out tests, scientists took the view that Pistorius enjoyed considerable advantages over athletes without prosthetic limbs. On the strength of these findings, on 14 January 2008 the IAAF ruled him ineligible for competitions conducted under its rules, including the 2008 Summer Olympics. This decision was reversed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 16 May 2008, the Court ruling that the IAAF had not provided sufficient evidence to prove that Pistorius's prostheses give him an advantage over able-bodied athletes. Although eligible to compete in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Pistorius still has to qualify for the South African team.

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Gosling, Theron to work together in Pistorius movie

Source: Celebrity Balla   |   Mar 25 2013, 2:08pm CDT

Gosling, Theron to work together in Pistorius movie
London, March 26 (IANS) Hollywood actor Ryan Gosling and South African beauty Charlize Theron are in talks to play athlete Oscar Pistorius and his late model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a forthcoming biopic.
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Hilton Botha appears in court

Source: Eye Witness News   |   May 24 2013, 9:12am CDT

Alex Eliseev | 38 minutes ago JOHANNESBURG - Hilton Botha's lawyers confirmed they would try and have the attempted murder case against him thrown out before his next court appearance in August. Botha was the lead detect ...

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Case against former Pistorius cop postponed

Source: Eye Witness News   |   May 24 2013, 5:49am CDT

Alex Eliseev | one hour ago MPUMALANGA - The attempted murder case against Hilton Botha and two former police colleagues has been postponed to August. He chatted to journalists before his case was called and then stood in the ...

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Source: Discovery News  |   May 23 2013, 6:44pm CDT

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Italian job looks beyond Cadel

Source: Herald Sun  |   May 23 2013, 3:35pm CDT

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Source: Herald Sun  |   May 23 2013, 3:02pm CDT

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Umpire withdrawn amid fixing claims

Source: The Daily Telegraph  |   May 23 2013, 10:37am CDT

Umpire Asad Rauf has been withdrawn by the ICC from taking part in the forthcoming Champions Trophy as it is reported he is under investigation by Mumbai Police. Picture: Tom Shaw Source: Getty Images PAKISTANI umpire Asad Rauf has been with ...

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Oscar Pistorius, Caster Semenya omitted from South African Olympic funding program

Source: Sports Illustrated  |   May 23 2013, 9:21am CDT

Neither Oscar Pistorius or Caster Semenya are currently training, so they didn't receive funding from South Africa's Olympic Committee. JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya were left off a list of athletes to be g ...

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