Tait took up wheelchair racing in 2012, after being inspired by the Summer Paralympics in London. She first tried out disability athletics sport in November 2012, and after becoming classified as a T34 athlete she began competing at national meets in 2013. Tait took part in her first IPC Grand Prix meet in 2014, competing in Nottwil in Switzerland. In the buildup to the 2016 Summer Paralympics, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto. Several of Tait's team-mates failed to make the trip to Italy, including world number one Hannah Cockroft, leaving the field open. Tait won silver at two distances, the 100 m and 400 m events. She also won the 800 m middle distance event, but the race was declared a non-medal event due to a lack of competitors.