Pistorius treated at South African hospital; back to jailBy CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Associated Press | August 7, 2016JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius was treated for minor wrist injuries at a hospital and has been returned to a South African jail where the Olympian is serving a six-year sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, prison officials said Sunday.
The report of injuries to Pistorius, who denied he had attempted suicide, came as athletes compete at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Pistorius, known as "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fiber running blades, gained worldwide fame when he ran against able-bodied athletes at the 2012 London Olympics, the first amputee runner to compete at the games.
Pistorius told officials that he suffered the injuries after falling out of bed, said Singabakho Nxumalo, a spokesman for the South Africa's correctional services department.
The former track star was initially treated by medical staff at the Kgosi Mampuru II prison in Pretoria, and then transferred to Kalafong hospital, said Manelisi Wolela, another official at the department. Pistorius was returned to his cell on Saturday, and an investigation is underway.
"Oscar Pistorius denied speculations of a suicide attempt," Wolela said in a text message to media.
"As a policy principle, we cannot further discuss a particular offender's personal condition in the public domain," he said.
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Pistorius and his longtime coach, Ampie Louw, said before Steenkamp's killing that they wanted to retire together at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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