The 26-year-old South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, known as the “Blade Runner,” has had an eventful life, which has now been rocked by the charge that he murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius rejects the charge.
Photos: Oscar Pistorius On and Off the Track
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Oscar Pistorius competes in the men's 400 metres heats during day two of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships on Aug. 28, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. His carbon fiber ‘blades’ mimicked the actions of a cheetah. At the 2011 World Championships, Pistorius reached the semi-finals of the 400m and took part in a preliminary round of the 4x400m relay.
