MS Awareness Week runs from 24 -30 April and with this in mind we have chosen paralympian Kadeena Cox as our Inspirational Diversity Champion of the Month.
A sprinter from an early age, Kadeena entered para-athletics in 2015 after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In her first international competition, she won T37 100m gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships.
Kadeena began her cycling journey in June 2015 with her first major success being at the British Cycling National Track Championships where she won the first British title of her career in the C1-5 500 metre time-trial. She was selected for the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, and won the 500 metre time-trial in a new world record time of 37.456.
This victory allowed Kadeena to complete the unique achievement of becoming a world champion in two different sports and in 2016 in Rio, she became the first British Paralympian since 1984 to win gold medals in multiple sports at the same Games.
Kadeena is an Ambassador for the MS Society and uses her profile to raise awareness of the condition.
She is currently combining life as an international athlete with her university studies to become a physiotherapist, which she started prior to her diagnosis and hopes to graduate in 2018.
To find out more about Kadeena visit her website http://kadeenacox.co.uk/about-me/
To find out more about MS Awareness Week see here