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Nike suspends Oscar Pistorius contract

Nike has suspended its contract with Oscar Pistorius, a spokesman for the US sportswear giant said Thursday as the South African Paralympics star fights charges of murdering his girlfriend.

Oscar Pistorius at a press conference in Daegu in 2011. Nike has suspended its contract with Oscar Pistorius, a spokesman for the US sportswear giant says as the South African Paralympics star fights charges of murdering his girlfriend.

The firm is the latest in a series of corporate giants to halt endorsements which have earned the so-called "Blade Runner" millions of dollars in recent years.

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