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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Oscar Pistorius: Athlete's brother cleared over death of woman motorcyclist
Source: The Sunday Mail
Carl Pistorius was acquitted of culpable homicide by a magistrate in South Africa over the 2008 road accident. Maria Barnard was ruled to have been riding her motorbike too fast when she crashed into the back of his vehicle. Pistorius' stepmother and si ...
Full article at: The Sunday Mail
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World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: In Pistorius Cases, a Brother Is Cleared
Source: The New York Times
Carl Pistorius — the brother of Oscar Pistorius , the double-amputee Olympic runner accused of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day — was acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in a separate case involving the death of a woman ...
Full article at: The New York Times
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Pistorius brother aquitted of homicide charge
Source: TVNZ
The older brother of South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been aquitted of culpable homicide. Carl Pistorius, 28, walked free from Vanderbijlpark Magistrate's Court, south of Johannesburg, after being let off charges related ...
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Murder-accused Pistorius rules out competing this season
Source: The Star Malaysia
JOHANNESBURG: South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius will not race this season, his agent said on Mon-day, weeks before the Paralympian’s return to court in a murder case. The decision means Pistorius will miss out on the Aug 10-18 World ...
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Oscar Pistorius' brother acquitted in woman's death in road accident
Source: Global Post
The case attracted international attention because Carl and brother Olympian Oscar Pistorius were in court, at the same time, for the deaths of two women. Carl Pistorius was acquitted Tuesday in a South African court of the unlawful killing of m ...
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Pistorius Brother Ruling: Court Acquits Carl Pistorius
Source: The Epoch Times
Pistorius brother ruling : The brother of South African running star Oscar Pistorius was acquitted for the killing of a motorcyclist. Carl Pistorius, 28, was not negligent in the death of Marietjie Barnard in March 2008, reported the BBC. Prose ...
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