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| Nationality | Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 100m: 11.33s (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kishawna Niles (born 16 August 2005) is a Barbadian sprinter. She became Barbadian national champion over 100 metres in 2023. She won a bronze medal over 100 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships. [1]
In 2022, she ran for the Extreme Velocity Management Club. [2] She was a silver medalist in thr 4x100m relay at the 2022 CARIFTA Games in Kingston, Jamaica. [3] She also finishes sixth in the individual 100 metres race at the Games. [4]
She ran 11.78 seconds for the 100 metres at the Barbadian U20 Championships in March 2023. [5] She won the senior Barbadian national championships title over 100 metres in July 2023, running 11.83 seconds. [6]
She moved to train with the MVP Club in Jamaica. She became Barbados U20 national record holder for the 100 metres with a run of 11.33 seconds in 2024. [3] She qualified fastest for the final at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the women's 100 metres, running 11.39 seconds. [7] [8] She won bronze in the final, running 11.37 seconds. [9] [10] [11]
She attends University of Technology, Jamaica. [3]
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