Oscar Pistorius ‘not back in training’

Oscar Pistorius is not back in training and is “still in an extremely traumatised state,” his family said after a photograph of the ‘Bladerunner’ jogging round a track was printed in a South African newspaper.

Responding to reports that the athlete is back in training, his uncle Arnold Pistorius said that, although the 26-year-old had been out running, he is not on any “official training programme”.

The double amputee and six-time Paralympic sprint champion is awaiting trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February.

He claims he shot Steenkamp, 29, after mistaking her for an intruder, but has been charged with premeditated murder.

The photograph, taken by a member of a children’s hockey team on Mar 24, shows the 2012 Paralympic gold medal winner wearing his blades and jogging around the track at the University of Pretoria.

Arnold Pistorius emphasised: “Oscar is not back on any official training programme. This may change in future, but this will be a decision taken by Oscar, and Oscar alone.”