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Accused murderer Oscar Pistorius will be allowed to compete in the World Athletics Championships
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend, will be allowed to participate in the World Athletics Championships, which will be held in France in July this year.
The championship is held by the International Paralympic Committee. The committee's leadership has already prepared documents that will allow the athlete to participate in competitions in Lyon, The Telegraph writes on Thursday.
All necessary permits will be handed over to the runner's agent Piet van Zyl shortly.
On the night of February 14, in his home in Pretoria (South Africa), Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp , who decided to surprise him and congratulate him on Valentine's Day. According to him, he mistook her for a robber.
On February 15, a Pretoria court charged him with premeditated murder. The athlete was arrested, but was subsequently released on bail .
Oscar Pistorius became the first double amputee on the planet to compete at the London Olympics. At the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, he became the champion in the 200 m, breaking the world record.