Chelsea Stein

Started: She began wheelchair racing in 2019. (Facebook profile, 11 Nov 2023) Reason: "I have always been really active and exercising was my hobby, so I used to push around the track on the high school track and in the middle school track, either on my crutches when I could walk or in my wheelchair." (click2houston.com, 20 Dec 2023) Additional Info: PARALYMPIC ADDITION At the 2024 US Paralympic Trials she did not initially make the team. She was later added to the US Para athletics team for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris in early August after receiving a direct invite from the International Paralympic Committee due to a vacant qualification slot. (usparatf.org, 08 Aug 2024) FROM CHINA TO THE UNITED STATES She was adopted from the People's Republic of China at age 10 by a family in the United States of America, where she later earned a scholarship to study at the University of Arizona. "I just could not have imagined my life turning around that quickly because as a kid in China, I had no future. I'm so blessed, I wouldn't wish my life to be anything else because this is the greatest life I could wish for." (click2houston.com, 20 Dec 2023)