Paralympian canoeist Charlotte Wilkinson-Burnett says she has no feeling her legs is axed because her condition 'is entirely in her mind'

Top paracanoeist Charlotte Wilkinson-Burnett (pictured main) has been in a wheelchair since she slipped in the shower four years ago. She spent five months in Leicester Royal Infirmary before doctors told her to leave - or pay almost £300 a day for her care. This was because doctors said there is nothing physically wrong and her paralysis was psychological. Miss Wilkinson-Burnett claims she has no feeling from the waist down. But despite winning gold at the Canoe Sprint World Cup this summer (inset), the 23-year-old has now been told she will not be selected for the Paralympics following a decision made by British Canoeing.