By Toby Davis
LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius will face no
disciplinary action over his outburst following defeat in the
men’s 200 metres final, Paralympic organisers said on Tuesday.
Moments after losing to Brazil’s Alan Oliveira on Sunday,
his first 200m defeat in nine years, Pistorius used a post-race
interview to question the legitimacy of his defeat.
Pistorius, dubbed the “Blade Runner”, suggested that his
opponent’s prosthetics were too long which had artificially
lengthened his stride, giving him an unfair advantage.
“There will be no disciplinary action against Oscar for his
comments,” International Paralympic Committee (IPC) director of
communications Craig Spence told reporters on Tuesday.
Pistorius apologised for the timing of his comments in a
statement on Monday, but maintained there was still a
fundamental issue about the length of athletes’ prosthetics that
needed to be addressed.
Pistorius met with Paralympic officials in the immediate
aftermath of his defeat when it was decided a further meeting
would take place to discuss his concerns.
“We decided we needed to go through the official channels
rather than just sending an informal text message saying let’s
meet,” Spence added.
“So we are waiting for the national Paralympic Committee of
South Africa to go through the relevant channels and contact the
IPC and then a meeting will be set up.”
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