Tag Archives: Oscar Pistorius
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Oscar Pistorius Murder Case: Here’s a Diagram Showing How He Says He Killed Reeva Steenkamp
We all know that “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The fact that she died by a gun fired from his hand is not even in question. So no matter the outcome of the eventual trial, Pistorius is in trouble. Whether it was an accident or on purpose, you can’t [...]
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11 Most Shocking Sports Murders
Yesterday the world awoke to the shocking news that the girlfriend of international sports icon Oscar Pistorius had been murdered, and that the Blade Runner himself was being held by police. Today, of course, we know that he has been officially charged for the slaying, and that prosecutors intend to argue that it was premeditated. [...]
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Oscar Pistorius Charged with Murdering His Girlfriend
You know how you’ve read all those moving, inspirational stories about double-amputee Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, and what a hero he is? Yeah, well, never mind. All that stuff has been undone. The fact that this guy became the first double-amputee in history to compete in the Olympics against able-bodied athletes doesn’t really matter any [...]
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Watch Double-Amputee Oscar Pistorius Race a Horse (Video)
This summer, South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius captured the world’s attention when he became the first ever double-amputee to compete in the men’s 400m and 4x400m events at the Summer Olympics in London. So what’s be been up to since then? Well, right after he competed in the regular Olympics, he competed in the Paralympics. And [...]
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The 15 Best Stories From The 2012 Summer Olympics
The Olympics always give us a wide variety of stories to tell—stories about legendary performances, human perseverance, or athletes overcoming adversity. And the 2012 Summer Olympics were no different. We saw athletes playing through injuries, inspiring nations, making entire stadiums laugh, and, of course, making entire stadiums erupt with deafening cheers. So today we take [...]
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Double Amputee Oscar Pistorius Made History Yesterday By Running In The Men’s 400m Semifinal In London (Video)
Olympic athletes are inspiring enough as it is, what with all the hard work and dedication it took for every last one of them just to make it to the Games. However, even among Olympians, Oscar Pistorius is in a class all by himself. You see, this 25-year-old South African athlete was born with what [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Inspiration
Oscar Pistorius, a.k.a. “Blade Runner”, has inspired many as the double amputee has broken records in the 100, 200 and 400 meter events at the Special Olympics (sport class T44) with his Cheetah Flex Foot carbon fibre transtibial artificial limbs. Among those he hopes to inspire in the future is this young female, who was [...]
