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South Africa's double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius (pictured) has been arrested for assault, police said on Sept. 13.
Sergeant Miranda Stoltz told South Africa's eTV that Pistorius, who spent the night in jail after the arrest on Sept. 12, was due to appear in court Sept. 14.
He was first arrested for assault after slamming a door on a woman, but police later changed the charge to common assault, Sergeant Stoltz said, adding that his family and friends claim it was just an accident.
Pistorius, who had both legs removed between the knee and ankle as a baby, is nicknamed Blade Runner because of the prosthetic legs that enable him to sprint.
He began competing against able-bodied athletes in 2007 but the governing IAAF banned him after ruling that his artificial limbs gave him an unfair advantage.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport lifted the ban last year, and although he missed out on qualification for the Olympics, he won three gold medals in the Beijing Paralympics.
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