Pistorius Allowed to Leave South Africa to Compete
Authorities will hold Pistorius' passport while he is in South Africa and he will only be allowed to leave the country if he provides a travel itinerary in advance and turns in his travel documents within 24 hours of returning.
The judge also ruled the 26-year-old does not have to be regularly supervised by a probation officer and is no longer prohibited from drinking alcohol.
The International Association of Athletics Federations said Pistorius, is charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, would be allowed to run in the World Championships if he qualifies in time tials.
"On the basis of 'innocent until proven guilty' principle he would be free to run," IAAF spokesman Yannis Nikolau said in a statement. Pistorius' ability to compete in other events would be at the "discretion of meeting organizers" and not the IAFF.
Dan Durbin, director of the Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media and Society, said defendants on bail are often allowed to work while awaiting trial but warned that organizers who invite Pisotrius to their events should expect some difficult public relations.
"It's going to be difficult to change his image now after he's actually killed someone. Whether or not he murdered someone, he killed somone," Durbin said, "and that changes the public image of the person."
The IAAF will let Pistorius compete but that doesn't mean his career is safe.
"There are some competitions he hasn't been invited back to and some he's been allowed to at least presumably pursue," Durbin said. "But it's not at all clear he's currently in shape to pursue any of the races."
Pistorius, a double-amputee, faces a possible life sentence if found guilty.
