Praught competed in Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics after running the 1500 meters and steeplechase standards in 2015.

Praught competed in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, but was disqualified.

Although raised by two white American parents, Aisha's biological father is a Jamaican reggae musician with whom her mother had a relationship for several years.

The relationship ended after Aisha's mother returned to the United States to give birth.

In the steeplechase at the 2016 Olympics, Praught was involved in an incident that also left Etenesh Diro and Sara Louise Treacy lying on the track.