Leeds Athlete On Her Dream Debut
Kadeena Cox from Leeds thought her dreams were all over when she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis last year, but that was not the case.
The 24 year old found out she had the condition that affects the central nervous system after experiencing muscle spasms whilst preparing for a competition last summer.
Despite having to battle with this life-changing news, she decided to turn her focus towards Paralympian sport
Miss Cox has now gone on to break the world record in the T37 100 metres at the IPC Athletic’s World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
She has had to learn how to balance treatment for the condition along with the intense training she has to do for her competitions.
Kadeena says, “I’ve had to change a lot of what I did before, because I was doing ten sessions a week over six days and I just can’t manage that now. I struggle a lot with fatigue and so I have to make sure I have enough rest in between sessions and so the sessions are now more quality than quantity.”
“This time last year I was in hospital and I dreamt about being in Doha and running World Records and taking World titles, so to actually do it was amazing. I’m really grateful for the team I have around me, everyone that’s worked to support me because I really struggled with the heat and so all the team staff have been amazing.”
Kadeena still has her sights set on competing in Rio 2016 as a Paralympian and hopes to carry on making her dreams become a reality.