Four-time Paralympic gold medallist Kadeena Cox has revealed people have accused her of "faking" her disability and "taking money" from the government.
Cox became the first British Paralympian to medal in two separate sports when she won gold in both athletics and cycling at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, before winning two more gold medals in cycling at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. The 31-year-old was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a condition that affects the brain and the nervous system, after suffering a stroke in 2014.
After research from Bupa found that 83% of people with less visible conditions and impairments regularly experience a lack of understanding or negative attitudes in public, Cox said: "As someone living with MS, I get people saying I shouldn't be parking in a blue badge spot.
