Yes, Pistorius remains in Atteridgeville prison, where reports suggest he has been teaching fellow inmates about the Bible.

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The Supreme Court of Appeal in November 2017 sentenced Pistorius to 13 years and five months imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Pistorius was born with fibular hemimelia (congenital absence of the fibula) in both legs. When he was eleven months old, both of his legs were amputated halfway between his knees and ankles.

Oscar Pistorius had his legs amputated as a baby, and first walked with prosthetic legs. South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius starts in the men’s 400-meter semifinal during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

On August 4, 2012 in London, Oscar Pistorius of South Africa becomes the first amputee to compete at the Olympics by running in an opening heat of the men’s 400-meter. Pistorius finished second out of five runners and advanced to the semifinals, where he finished eighth out of eight runners.

Winner of six gold, one silver and one bronze Paralympic medals. First double-amputee athlete to compete against able-bodied runners in the Olympics.

For Leeper and, before him, Oscar Pistorius of South Africa, who in 2012 became the first double amputee to run in the Olympics, World Athletics focused on whether the equipment they used to run gave them an advantage over non-disabled runners.

However, it’s not all bad news. Using running legs has its competitive benefits. Once an amputee runner reaches top speed, the blade prostheses allow him or her to move faster and with less effort. This is because the running blades typically weigh less than biological legs.

Usually people who have limb loss or limb absence of one or both legs, who have a stump that can tolerate pressure from a prosthetic socket, and who walk without a walking aid can learn to run with a prosthetic leg (or legs).

Blake Leeper completed a one-year suspension and set a new American record in the double-amputee (T43) 200-metre race with a time of 21.49 seconds at McMaster University Summer Twilight track series in Ontario Canada, June 21, 2016. He also set an American record in the 400-metre race with a time of 46.54 seconds.

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In 2018, the International Paralympic Committee said Leeper was running on invalid blades for its record purposes because he had yet to be classified under a new maximum allowable standing height (MASH) formula. Leeper was born without lower legs and has used prostheses since he was a toddler.

Bolt has run the distance but seldom, setting his PB at 45.38 in 2007 in Kingston Jamaica. His most recent competitive 400m was 46.44 in 2013. At the 300m, not an officially recognised time by the IAAF, Bolt has the second best on record of 30.97.

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