Top 10 Disgraced Athletes in World Sport

When sportspersons grab headlines for the wrong reasons, it does become a hot topic which we cannot overlook. We have seen players invarioussports havingbeen involved in issues that have brought them to disrepute in either theirpersonal or professional life or both, in some cases. Some have destroyedtheir reputations while others have come clean under the pressure of guilt.We take a look at 10 athletes who have blown their respectful careers away with controversies.

#10 Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius broke several barriers when he became the first amputee to cross over into mainstream sport when he entered the 400 metres and 4x100m relay races at the 2012 Olympics.

The paralympic sprinter from South Africa had his legs amputated before he turned one. He won several gold medals at the Paralympics and served as an example to disabled people all over the world.

But the 'blade runner' ran into major controversy when he confessed that he shot his girlfriend, South American model Reeva Steenkamp, at his home in Johannesburg on 14 February 2013. Pistorius claimed that it was a case of mistaken identity as he thought her to be an intruder and shot her through the bathroom locker door. He was charged with murder and is currently undergoing his trial in Pretoria.