Oscar free to compete again after serving sentence

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

The International Paralympic Committee says Oscar Pistorius will be free to compete again , once he has served any punishment for killing Reeva Steenkamp.

IPC spokesperson, Craig Spence says providing the bladerunner serves his sentence and he wants to compete, and if selected by the South African National Paralympic Committee, he will be free to compete in IPC competitions going forward.

Spence says Pistorius, who has won six gold medals in three Paralympic Games, cannot be denied the right to compete again, as the IPC was not "responsible for the punishment - that has come from the South African courts."

On Friday, the chief executive of the IPC, Xavier Gonzalez, said Pistorius' trial did not had any impact on their activities, because the organization was no longer dependent on the high profile of the South African.