Question

The decisions to ban and then reinstate eligibility in the Oscar Pistorius case raises questions about the:________

Answer 1

Answer: The decisions to ban and then reinstate eligibility in the Oscar Pistorius case raises questions about the "process through which deviance is defined in sports".

Explanation:

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was on court charged with the murder of his 29-year-old model and law graduate girlfriend named Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria on 14 February 2013.

Pistorius is a leading South African runner and gained recognition as a high-level athlete with a disability, including several Paralympic Games and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The judgment given by the Judge named Thokozile Masipa that Pistorius was not guilty of murder but guilty of Steenkamp's culpable homicide (unlawful killing of a person with or without intent to kill, depending on how the crime has been defined by a particular jurisdiction).

Soon after Pistorius was banned by sports authority, his arrest and later imprisonment was big shock among media and people. But later his eligibility was reinstated which raised questions about the "process through which deviance is defined in sports" and opposed by many people.