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Pistorius faces five-year Paralympic ban

21 October 2014 - 13:57 By Times LIVE
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(From L) Jamaica's Rusheen McDonald, Dominican Republic's Luguelin Santos, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius and Russia's Maksim Dyldin compete in the men's 400m heats at the athletics event of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 4, 2012 in London. Pistorius made Olympic athletics history here on Saturday when he became the first double amputee to competed in an athletics event.
(From L) Jamaica's Rusheen McDonald, Dominican Republic's Luguelin Santos, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius and Russia's Maksim Dyldin compete in the men's 400m heats at the athletics event of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 4, 2012 in London. Pistorius made Olympic athletics history here on Saturday when he became the first double amputee to competed in an athletics event.

Even if Oscar Pistorius is released before his five year imprisonment elapses, the Blade Runner will not take part in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio.

“The International Paralympics Committee's (IPC) ruling will mean Pistorius misses the 2016 Paralympics in Rio,” according to a BBC report.

“Oscar Pistorius will not be allowed to compete in International Paralympic Committee events for the duration of his five-year sentence. The 27-year-old has been jailed for five years after being convicted of culpable homicide for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

“His defence lawyer said his client was expected to serve 10 months in prison, with the rest under house arrest,” the report added.

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