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The Paralympic medallist deemed 'too tall' for Olympic competition - BBC News
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4:52Now PlayingUS athlete Blake Leeper, a double amputee, is already a Paralympic silver medallist and world record holder - and now wants to compete in the Olympics.
But after the rules were changed in 2018, the blades that Leeper had been running on for years were deemed too long for able-bodied competition.
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