A Paralympian, businesswomen, mother, guest TV pundit and founder of the Superhero Series, Sophia is living proof of one of her favourite quotes: “If you want something done, give it to a busy person.”

Sophia’s athletics career began in 1998 when she made her international debut in the 100m and 200m picking up gold in both at the 1998 World Championships.

Fast-forward to the 2012 Paralympics and 16 years of hard work and dedication saw Sophia run a lifetime best in her 200m and finish fourth in both her 100m and 200m. Sophia retired from elite sport after the World Championships in 2013.

Off the track, Sophia’s marketing and commercial career stretches back more than two decades. Over the years, she has worked extensively for global brands, including BT and Nestle, and after the 2012 Paralympics was appointed the Commercial Director at British Athletics.

Since retiring from elite sport, Sophia continues to combine her loves of business, marketing and sport and in 2017 she took on her biggest challenge with the objective to remove barriers for the everyday person with a disability to enjoy and take part in sport.

In 2017 Sophia founded and now runs the Superhero Series, the UK’s only mass participation disability sports series. Now in its fifth year, the televised series holds four annual events. The mission is simple: to create fun, full-throttle, mass-participation sports events where people with disabilities – AKA Superheroes – call the shots and don’t have to worry about cut-off times or equipment restrictions.