'I am sick & tired' Blake Leeper loses appeal to use prosthetic legs at Olympics
- 3 years ago
American runner, Blake Leeper who uses two prosthetic legs lost an appeal on Monday 26 October in his bid to try to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a decision by the governing body of track and field that had ruled Blake Leeper gets a competitive advantage against able-bodied runners because of the added height his prostheses give him.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a decision by the governing body of track and field that had ruled Blake Leeper gets a competitive advantage against able-bodied runners because of the added height his prostheses give him.