The wheelchair racer, who won 11 gold medals at the Paralympic Games, repeatedly posted on social media after there was no passenger assistance to greet her on her way Paris 2024.
Former British Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has said she received abuse after complaining about being forced to 'crawl off' a train after arriving at London's King's Cross on Monday night. The 11-time wheelchair racing gold medallist missed her train and arrived at the station from Leeds just after 10pm, starting her journey to Paris for the Paralympic Games, which begin in the French capital on Wednesday.
are normally a lot better than this. I think that's why it's been shocking for a lot of people. But there is a problem with the whole network.' Read more:What we know about unique Paralympics opening ceremony The experience left her angry, she said, adding: 'I've been put on a train. So, in my mind, there's a contract between me and the system that somebody knew that I was on a train. 'The booking system... every train company has a different way of doing it.
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