A Paralympic medalist is facing skepticism about her disability. Christie Raleigh Crossley broke a world record in her first race at her first 2024 Paris Paralympic Games on Thursday (August 29). However, her accomplishment was overshadowed by what she described as “bullying.”
Christie won the first heat in women’s 50m freestyle – S9 with a time of 27.28 seconds. The race qualified her for the final later that day, where she won silver with 27.38 seconds, coming 0.28 seconds behind China’s Chen Yi, who broke the world record for the women’s 50m freestyle S10, NBC reported on Thursday.
However, upon winning the silver medal, the 37-year-old said she was unable to celebrate her world record because she had been dealing with tension from fellow Paralympians.
