Tags: Oscar Pistorius

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius who is charged with the murder his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February, has just won an appeal over his bail restrictions. The could could potentially enable him to compete in the next World Athletics Championships, as well as events around the world, but reports the athletic commission may be dissuading those countries from allowing him to compete in them.

Oscar Pistorius' lawyers have filed an appeal in a South African court against bail restrictions imposed on the Para Olympian, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, according to papers released by the Pistorius family on Monday.

A South African court granted Oscar Pistorius bail on Friday, after his defense lawyers argued he was too famous to pose a flight risk. The court set bail was at 1 million rand, or $113,000.