{{South African Paralympic and Olympic athletics star Oscar Pistorius has returned to the track for “low-key” training, just weeks before he is due to appear in court for the latest hearing in his murder trial.}}<\/p>\n
Pistorius, a double amputee who ran the 400 meters at the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, was not preparing for a return to competition but the training would help him for what is expected to be a lengthy legal battle, a statement on his website said.<\/p>\n
“His focus at this time remains entirely on the court case,” a spokeswoman said in the statement.<\/p>\n
“His family, and those close to him, have encouraged him to spend a few hours a week on the track to assist him in finding the necessary mental and emotional equilibrium to process his trauma and prepare for the trail.”<\/p>\n
Pistorius is due to appear in court on August 19.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old, who carried the South African flag at closing ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics, shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, through a locked toilet door at his Pretoria home on Feb 14.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors say he committed premeditated murder. Pistorius says he thought Steenkamp was an intruder and the killing was a tragic mistake.<\/p>\n
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