The 26-year-old, who has been charged with murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, could potentially run at the championships after a court changed his bail conditions changed to allow him to travel abroad.
Report by Adelaide Now Online
Pistorius’ agent Peet van Zyl said that this year’s world championships – in Moscow in August – could be “on the radar.”
“If he is up for it and qualifies, the World Championships will definitely be on the radar,” his agent Peet van Zyl told AP.
“He’s going to be the one that determines running and training.”
“It’s his call. He’s the one under all the pressure for the court case and grieving for Reeva.”
Pistorius must meet a raft of conditions before he can travel overseas, including providing an itinerary of his plans at least a week before leaving the country.His passport will be held by a court while he is in South Africa and he must also hand his travel documents back to the court within 24 hours of returning home.
The judge’s decision to alter the bail conditions was “fair,” Mr Van Zyl said, but any return to competition would be up to Pistorius, who hasn’t run competitively since September or trained for two months.
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“He’s going to be the one that determines running and training,” the agent said. “It’s his call. He’s the one under all the pressure for the court case and grieving for Reeva.”
Although Pistorius’ lawyers said in the appeal hearing that he had no immediate plans to compete, he would likely need to return to track in the future to earn money, they said.
Pistorius himself, a double amputee widely known as the “Blade Runner” for his prosthetic legs, did not attend the court session.
“He has no desire to compete now but it might change and it will change,” defence lawyer Barry Roux told the judge in arguing for some of Pistorius’ bail restrictions to be eased.
Roux said Pistorius would not try and evade trial if he is allowed to travel internationally, and would eventually need to run again “to earn an income.”
Pistorius says he killed Steenkamp accidentally when he fired shots through a door in his bathroom in the pre-dawn hours, fearing there was an intruder in his house.
Prosecutors say he shot the model and reality TV star intentionally after they argued, and they have charged him with premeditated murder.
Pistorius’ last competitive race was his victory in the 400 meters final at the London Paralympics in September last year.
