Oscar Pistorius bolts from the blocks for the 400-meter race during the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet in Eugene, Ore., earlier this month. The South African with prosthetics would finish eighth. (Rick Bowmer / Associated Press)
Oscar Pistorius, a paralympic world record-holder, sits in the lobby at the prosthetics company Ossur Company in Foothill Ranch before a meeting. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Oscar Pistorius, an Olympic hopeful and double amputee, waits in the lobby at the Ossur Company in Foothill Ranch before a meeting. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Oscar Pistorius sits in front of a mural at the Ossur Company, which makes prosthetics that he uses for sprinting in paralympic as well as international competition. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Oscar Pistorius heads down the straightaway in the 400 meters at the Adidas Grand Prix on Randall’s Island ,N.Y. (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)
