JOHANNESBURG: At the 2012 London Olympics, before 80,000 roaring fans and a constellation of camera flashes, it took Oscar Pistorius 45.44 seconds to become a global icon.
The South African’s 400-metre sprint was the first time in history that a double-amputee had raced at the Olympic Games.
It capped an Olympian triumph over adversity for Pistorius. His journey from disabled child to world-class athlete seemed to embody the very best of sporting endeavour and the human spirit.
Then in the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013, at his upmarket Pretoria home, he shot and…
