Abi Stephens

As a TV Presenter for channels including the BBC, Channel 4, BTSport, Eurosport and the Extreme Sports Channel, I am passionate about the art of performance and impactful communication.

At the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games I presented Beach Volleyball, Hockey, Wheelchair Basketball and Paralympic Goalball. I have co-presented the England rugby show ‘“O2 Inside Line” with Austin Healey and the motoring game-show “Driving Wars” with Colin Murray. I have worked extensively in motorsport, bridging Sky Sports’ Speedway, Channel 4’s Formula Ford, ESPN’s SuperLeague Formula as well as a multitude of adrenaline-fuelled Red Bull events. I have recently become the host of BTSport’s flagship motorsport show “Motorsport Tonight”.

My passion is unearthing the human story behind each athlete’s extreme physical challenges. This is especially hard when interviewing elite performers who’ve given their all, lost and just want to be left alone!

Whether I’m interviewing defeated boxers, England rugby players, addressing live audiences of 100,000 plus or delivering live breaking news reports moments after completing the Boston marathon, I have learnt how to manage my performance under great pressure - often with people talking in my ear and with continuous live changes.

Working with Coaching Impact, first as a client, and now as a performance coach, I have been able to share my expertise, stories and practices to help others learn ways to perform well under pressure too.

I am a voice for “A Positive Image”, which recently met at the House of Commons to celebrate women in sport and work closely with the charity Place2Be.