But he was stunned in the T44 200m when Brazil's Alan Oliveira beat him into the silver medal position, causing Pistorius to claim Oliveira's carbon fibre prosthetic limbs contravened Games rules.

CNN: Paralympian Pistorius to race a horse

Moments after his first 200m defeat in nine years - to Brazil's Alan Oliveira - on Sunday, Pistorius suggested his opponent had an unfair advantage as his prosthetics were too long.

BBC: Paralympic athletes 'working harder to break records'

After being beaten into second by Brazil's Alan Oliveira in the 200m final, he criticised the length of his rival's blades immediately after the race before apologising for the remarks later.

BBC: Africa