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Oscar Pistorius had surgery following a boating accidentThe amputee sprinter sustained head and facial injuries in the incidentHe is aiming to compete in the 100 and 400 at the Paralympic Worlds in May |
JOHANNESBURG - Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is out of hospital after undergoing an operation following a boating accident last weekend, a hospital spokeswoman said Thursday. Amelda Swartz, spokeswoman for Johannesburg's Milpark Hospital, said that Pistorius was `doing well' and had been sent home the day before. Pistorius sustained head and facial injuries in a boating accident near Johannesburg on Saturday and had surgery at Milpark on the following day. Pistorius, the Paralympic 100-metre and 400-metre champion, had his legs amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old because he had no fibulas. Last year, an n-fibre prosthetic racing blades gave him an unfair advantage. The ban was overturned in time for the Beijing Olympics, but Pistorius failed to make the qualifying time for the 400. ( Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ![]() | ![]()
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