Blake Leeper is not your average NBA All-Star player. He may dribble and shoot just like Kevin Hart and Nick Cannon, but he was the only disabled player on the court at the 2015 NBA All-Star Celebrity ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL)—Blake Leeper might be an Olympic-level track runner, but it wasn’t always obvious that he’d make it to the biggest stage in sports. Leeper, 34, was born without his legs due to ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- Blake Leeper wanted to run. One problem. "I'm the man with no feet," he said. No feet, yet already plenty of gold and silver. Leeper will make your headache seem trivial and your torn ...

Blake Leeper was born without lower legs and has been using prosthesis since he was a toddler. Unwilling to sit on the sidelines, he played cross-country, baseball and basketball in middle and high ...

Local lawmakers react to U.S. & Israel attack on Iran Local lawmakers are reacting to the United States and Israel's attack on Iran.Senator Tim Kaine (D, VA)Senator Mark Warner (D, VA)Senator Marsha ...

Kingsport Native Blake Leeper finished fourth in his Paralympic return on Friday night in Paris. Leeper finished behind teammateHunter Woodhall who took gold,Germany’s Johannes Floors grabbed the ...

(WJHL) – Tri-Cities Paralympic medalist Blake Leeper had a successful return to the track on Thursday night in Sacramento. Running against able-bodied athletes, Leeper finished third in his heat in ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The 2024 Paralympic games in Paris have ended, and athletes are preparing for the journey home. Kingsport Native Blake Leeper was there, representing his country and hometown ...

CHARLOTTE, NC (WJHL) — Blake Leeper’s road to redemption is leading to Rio as a member of Team USA in the Paralympic Games. The Kingsport Paralympian, known as the American Blade Runner, finished ...

(Reuters) - World Athletics have rejected an application from American double amputee Blake Leeper to run on particular running specific prostheses (RSPs), preventing him from competing in the ...

Blake Leeper talks about the intense level of competition in Paralympic sports and how he stacks up against two of the biggest names in racing, South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius and America’s Jerome ...