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| 'Blade runner' in S Africa court | 'Blade runner' in S Africa court |
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| The court appearance of South Africa's paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, known as "blade runner", has been put back to Wednesday. | The court appearance of South Africa's paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, known as "blade runner", has been put back to Wednesday. |
| Police said Mr Pistorius slammed the door on a 19-year-old woman's leg when she tried to re-enter his house after he had thrown her out during a party. | |
| She had been ordered to leave when she began arguing with her partner at the party on Saturday night. | She had been ordered to leave when she began arguing with her partner at the party on Saturday night. |
| Sergeant Miranda Stoltz said he was held overnight in a police cell. | Sergeant Miranda Stoltz said he was held overnight in a police cell. |
| He was freed on Sunday. | He was freed on Sunday. |
| Sergeant Stoltz told the BBC that a couple at the gathering began "screaming at each other" and Mr Pistorius told the pair to leave his home and argue outside. | Sergeant Stoltz told the BBC that a couple at the gathering began "screaming at each other" and Mr Pistorius told the pair to leave his home and argue outside. |
| The woman's partner later returned to the house but as his girlfriend tried to re-enter the house, Mr Pistorius allegedly slammed the door, injuring her leg. | The woman's partner later returned to the house but as his girlfriend tried to re-enter the house, Mr Pistorius allegedly slammed the door, injuring her leg. |
| Mr Pistorius, who had both legs removed between the knee and ankle as a baby, is nicknamed "blade runner" because of the prosthetic legs that enable him to sprint. | Mr Pistorius, who had both legs removed between the knee and ankle as a baby, is nicknamed "blade runner" because of the prosthetic legs that enable him to sprint. |
| He won a long legal battle to be allowed to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games but then failed to qualify for the South African team. | He won a long legal battle to be allowed to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games but then failed to qualify for the South African team. |
| He won three gold medals at the Paralympics. | He won three gold medals at the Paralympics. |