[3][4] At the age of eighteen months, she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy[5] and this effects her mobility on the right side of her body.

[4] She first became involved in Paralympic sport in year six when her school teacher Leon Price convinced her to try swimming.

[5] She represented Victoria at a State level for three years but was forced to give up swimming after injuries to her right elbow that required corrective surgery.

[5] Elkington started competing in athletics in 2008, following a 2007 Australian Paralympic talent search event.

[2] She became a member of Wodonga Athletics Track and under local coach, Greg Simpson she was selected to represent Victoria at the Pacific School Games in Canberra in 2008.

[2][3][7][11][12][13] Prior to the 2012 London Paralympics, she was an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) scholarship holder and was coached by Iryna Dvoskina.