Hockey She played for Cambridge City in the
Women's England Hockey League and represented England at under-16, under-18 and under-21 levels. She won bronze with England U21's in the European Championships in
Valencia in 2017 and went on to play for
Wimbledon Hockey Club in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division. She became contracted to play for the senior
Great Britain women's national field hockey team in 2022.
Athletics 2023 A hip injury caused her to retire from hockey and try competitive running, a sport she had competed in nine years earlier while at school. She joined
Belgrave Harriers after being spotted by coaches at a 5 km race in
Battersea Park. In April 2023, she won her first ever 5000m track race in a time of 15:48.79 at the Comeback 5000 event in
Battersea. That year she also won the 3000m race on her Team England debut in
Loughborough, again her debut over that distance. She placed eighth representing England at the Cross Italica in Seville in November 2023.
2024 She finished third in the 3000m at the UK Indoor Championships in
Birmingham in February 2024, running a personal best 9:08.43. In June 2024, she ran 15:19.40 to finish fourth in the 5000m at the
2024 British Athletics Championships in
Manchester. Later that month, she won the senior women's title at the Liverpool Cross Challenge, which doubled up as the British trials for the European Cross Country Championship. She was selected for the British team for the
2024 European Cross Country Championships in
Antalya, Turkey where she finished tenth overall to help the British team to win the silver medal in the team race.
2025 Axford ran the final leg in
Mansfield as Belgrave Harriers won their third consecutive English Cross Country Association national relays title, with Axford ever-present across those victories. ==Personal life==