Synopsis
South African sprint runner Oscar Pistorius was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Created with no fibula in either Pistorius' legs were amputated below the knee before one turned. After competing in several school sports, he took up running at 16 and at the 2004 Athens Paralympics had got a gold within just a couple of months. Initially banned from international contest, Pistorius at the 2012 Summer matches became the first amputee and appealed the opinion. In early 2013, Pistorious killing his girlfriend, South African model Reeva Steenkamp, at his residence and confessed to shooting.
Early Life
Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius, the first amputee athlete came to be in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, 1986. The son of Sheila Pistorius and Henk, Oscar Pistorius was the middle child. His family, while notable in South Africa, were mostly middle class.
Pistorius' youth was shaped partially by disaster. His parents divorced when he was 6, a fact that mainly led to Oscar's father, a businessman and a strained relationship between he. His mom died when he was 15, the effect of drug complications. Pistorius' own physical well-being was marred at birth. Produced with no fibula in either his parents made the tough choice amputated only before his first birthday.
With some of prosthetic legs, Pistorius was walking within half a year. His big attraction barely slowed in sports, which crossed from cricket.
It was only when he was 16, and looking for a sport that may help him rehabilitation a knee following a rugby injury. His rise arrived fast. In January 2004, he competed in his first 100-meter race; almost eight months later, Pistorius, wearing some of Flex-Foot Cheetahs, a lightweight carbon fiber foot, and got the gold medal in the 200-meter race at the 2004 Athens Paralympics.
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Olympic Landmark
Following his triumph Pistorius competed against able bodied athletes in several races. Success begat greater focus, and Pistorius was being shortly invited by European race organizers .
But Pistorius' man-made legs happen to be a source of controversy throughout much. In 2007, the International Association of Athletic Foundations--the global body that regulates international contest--prohibited Pistorius from competing, saying that he was given an unfair edge over able bodied athletes in the contest by his artificial legs. Pistorius promptly appealed the ruling and in May 2008, the Court of Arbitration for sport sided with the sprinter and overturned the I.A.A.F. opinion.
After missing the cut his training was concentrated by a driven Pistorius on making the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. On the way, Pistorius, who is been nicknamed "Blade Runner" and continues to be called the "quickest guy on no legs," got three gold medals at the 2011 IPC Fit World Championships. Two more titles followed, at the BT Paralympics World Cup, in the 400-meter and 100-meter.
In the springtime of 2012, Pistorius understood his ultimate vision -meter race. He procured his place in history by becoming the first amputee athlete, while Pistorius was finally eliminated in the semifinal round. To mark the event, Pistorius flew out his 89-year old grandma to watch him race. "It is only an amazing experience," Pistorius said right after his first Olympic race. "PISTORIUS found myself grinning on the starting blocks, which can be quite uncommon."
Charged With Homicide
The track star made headlines of another sort after his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp well-known South African model, was discovered dead at his residence. According to authorities, Steenkamp was shot and killed with bullet wounds to the head and one arm, on the morning of February 14, 2013. Pistorius was shortly named a defendant in the case.
Five days after Reeva Steenkamp's departure, during a hearing at the Magistrate Court in Pretoria, on February 19, 2013, Pistorius declared at his house. Myself shot his girlfriend through a locked toilet door in the house and went to say that he'd mistaken her for an intruder. Thus, Pistorious confronted a charge of premeditated homicide that would create a compulsory life sentence in case a guilty verdict was achieved.
After in February 2013, it was reported that Oscar Pistorius's brother, Carl Pistorius, is facing a murder charge regarding a 2008 road accident.
2014 Trial
On March 3, 2014, the trial for Pistorius started. As well as being charged with premeditated homicide, two different firearm indictments were additionally faced by Pistorious from events unrelated to his girlfriend's departure. In pleaded not guilty. Pistorius asserted he was frightened in his house at the sound of an unknown intruder, which induced him to shoot the toilet door when coupled with his state of mind that was exposed without his prosthetic legs.
Pistorius's neighbor Michelle Burger, testified that she heard a "bloodcurdling" screech from a girl on the night of the homicide, followed by a guy shouting for help three times. Burger additionally asserted to have heard gunshots. Prosecutors accused of having contended on the night of the homicide with Steenkamp Pistorius, leading to her locking herself in the bathroom.
Pistorius took the stand, as the trial progressed. Myself offered his apologies before continuing to assert he shot at her by injury. During his testimony, Pistorius broke down into tears. This display of emotion not carried some observers. Reports later surfaced that he'd taken acting lessons but these claims have been refused by Pistorius.
In May, the trial resumed after a break of a couple of weeks. Pistorius's attorneys called a psychiatrist to testify that Pistorius endured from a "generalized anxiety disorder," according to the La Times. This state was introduced as a potential effect on Pistorius and his activities that were lethal. The judge overseeing the case subsequently called for another delay in the trial to get a complete mental health assessment by a team of shrinks. This assessment is anticipated to take to be done on an outpatient basis and to finish.
Pistorius was established to not have an anxiety disorder, according to the emotional report. His trial carried on for several more weeks before both sides presented their closing arguments and shortly resumed. In early August, the jury was given by the judge several weeks in the future to some verdict.
