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Nicola Adams is a British boxer who helped transform women’s boxing in the UK. Raised in Leeds, she won Commonwealth gold in 2010 and became the first woman to win an Olympic boxing title, taking flyweight gold at London 2012 and repeating at Rio 2016. Adams also captured multiple European and World Championship medals and later turned professional, winning the WBO interim flyweight belt before retiring after an eye injury. Openly lesbian, she has been an advocate for representation in sport and used her platform to promote inclusion, resilience, and opportunity for young athletes. She was appointed MBE and continues boxing-related work.

Quote: “It isn’t just sports people that need someone to look up to – everyone needs that: LGBT people, the general public. To be honest, it’s nice to feel that I can inspire so many people in so many areas of public life.”