Sophie Hahn

Started: She began competing in the sport in 2013. (leicestermercury.co.uk, 24 Jul 2015) Reason: She was inspired to take up the sport after watching the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. Her older brother Jamie suggested she should join Charnwood Athletic Club in Loughborough, England. (bbc.co.uk, 31 Dec 2013; insidethegames.biz, 14 Oct 2013) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (britishathletics.org.uk, 11 Jul 2023) Awards: In 2019 she received the Susanna Ingram Award for her performances throughout the season from the British Athletics Supporters Club [BASC]. (basclub.org.uk, 29 Nov 2019) In 2018 she and Kare Adenegan were named joint winners of the Female Para Athlete of the Year award at the British Athletics Writers' Association [BAWA] Awards. (germanroadraces.de, 23 Nov 2018) She was named the 2018 Sportswoman of the Year by the Nottingham Post newspaper in England. (nottinghampost.com, 01 Nov 2018) She was named Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [MBE] in the 2017 New Year Honours list for services to athletics. (bbc.com, 31 Dec 2016) Additional Info: THE HOTTER THE BETTER She believes she performs better in hotter climates. "The hotter it is, the better I perform. Lots of athletes complain about the heat, I just can't wait to get some sun on me. I was in Dubai earlier this year [in 2019]. The temperature was really nice and pleasant and Doha held the world championships in 2015, where I won two golds." (paralympics.org.uk, 05 Nov 2019; mirror.co.uk, 22 Mar 2019)

Sporting Relatives: Her grandfather Larry Canning played football for Aston Villa in England, and was a broadcaster for the BBC. (meltontimes.co.uk, 18 Dec 2013)