U.S. Paralympian Blake Leeper was among eight individuals who were recently inducted into the Boys & Girls Club of America (BGCA) Alumni Hall of Fame.
Leeper, a congenital bilateral transtibial amputee, joined the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport, Tennessee when he was five years old, according to the Kingsport TimesNews. He won a silver and bronze medal in the men’s 400m and 200m sprints, respectively, at the 2012 London Paralympic Games.