Why multiple Paralympic medalist Brittni Mason was not sure about participating at the Paralympics

why multiple Paro Olympic medalist Britney Mason was not sure about participating at the par Olympics until the World para-athletics Championships held in 2019 Britney Mason a student of Eastern Michigan University had no idea that she was eligible for Paris Sports Mason was unaware that her herbs paly which restricted her Motion in the left arm and shoulder would pave the way for a promising Journey at the Paralympics in an interview with USA Today just before the Paris Paralympics the American Paris Sprinter opened up about how she initially competed with able-bodied athletes before switching to Paris Sports Mason revealed that it was during her graduation program at Eastern Michigan University when someone reached out to her coach for a par athlete the track and field team was confused since they didn't know of an athlete with disabilities it was only then that Britney Mason learned that her left arm impairment came under the t47 category due to which she got a chance to participate at the world para Athletics Championships held in Dubai in 2019 where Mason won a gold medal for the USA in the 100 meters t47 event with a world record timing of 11.89 seconds Britney Mason is a multiple Paro Olympic medalist from the USA with one Olympic gold medal and three silver medals to her credit Mason recently won the silver medal for the USA in the women's 100 meters t-47 category at the Paris par Olympics missing the paralympic gold by 600s of a second she clocked 12.10 seconds to finish second behind Kiera Rodriguez of Ecuador