{"id":14255,"date":"2012-09-04T15:42:13","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T13:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/09\/paralympics-outspoken-pistorius-to-face-no-punishment\/"},"modified":"2012-09-04T15:42:13","modified_gmt":"2012-09-04T13:42:13","slug":"paralympics-outspoken-pistorius-to-face-no-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/paralympics-outspoken-pistorius-to-face-no-punishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Paralympics-Outspoken Pistorius to face no punishment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Toby Davis<\/span><\/p>\n

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LONDON, Sept 4<\/span> (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius will face no
\ndisciplinary action over his outburst following defeat in the
\nmen’s 200 metres final, Paralympic organisers said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Moments after losing to Brazil’s Alan Oliveira on Sunday,
\nhis first 200m defeat in nine years, Pistorius used a post-race
\ninterview to question the legitimacy of his defeat.<\/p>\n

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Pistorius, dubbed the “Blade Runner”, suggested that his
\nopponent’s prosthetics were too long which had artificially
\nlengthened his stride, giving him an unfair advantage.<\/p>\n

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“There will be no disciplinary action against Oscar for his
\ncomments,” International Paralympic Committee (IPC) director of
\ncommunications Craig Spence told reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Pistorius apologised for the timing of his comments in a
\nstatement on Monday, but maintained there was still a
\nfundamental issue about the length of athletes’ prosthetics that
\nneeded to be addressed.<\/p>\n

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Pistorius met with Paralympic officials in the immediate
\naftermath of his defeat when it was decided a further meeting
\nwould take place to discuss his concerns.<\/p>\n

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“We decided we needed to go through the official channels
\nrather than just sending an informal text message saying let’s
\nmeet,” Spence added.<\/p>\n

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“So we are waiting for the national Paralympic Committee of
\nSouth Africa to go through the relevant channels and contact the
\nIPC and then a meeting will be set up.”
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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