Kishawna Niles

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Kishawna Niles
Personal information
NationalityBarbados
Born (2005-08-16) 16 August 2005 (age 19)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 7.12s (2025)
100m: 11.33s (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Lima 100 m
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Kingston 4×100 m

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]

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Career

In 2022, she ran for Velocity Management. [2] She was a silver medalist in the 4 × 100 m 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 set a 60 metres personal best of 7.12 seconds competing in Jamaica on 1 March 2025. [12] She reached the semi-finals of the 60 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing. [13] [14] [15]

Personal life

She attends University of Technology, Jamaica. [3]

References

  1. "Kishawna Niles". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. "Exciting showing by promising young athletes at Barbados National Championship". Barbadostoday. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kishawn Niles becomes the third Bajan to medal at World U20". Barbados Today. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. "Carifta Games Day 1 Results – FINALS ONLY". Track Alerts. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. "Barbados names 23-member CARIFTA team". Barbados Today. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. "Barbadian Championships". World Athletics. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. "Jamaica's 100m Finalists Ready for Showdown at World U20 Championships – Lima 2024". Track Alerts. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. Graham, Raymond (28 August 2024). "Lukewarm start for Jamaica's U20s on chilly Peru day". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  9. "Reid and Walaza win world U20 100m titles in Lima". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. Cowan, Sherdon (August 28, 2024). "Ja's Alana Reid strikes gold as BVI's Adaejah Hodge, Bajan Kishawna Niles complete Caribbean sweep of 100m final at World U-20 Champs". Sportsmax. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  11. "Niles finishes 3rd with 11.37 seconds". cbc.bb. August 29, 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  12. Williams, Melton (1 March 2025). "Tina Clayton and Rohan Watson win 60m finals at World Indoor qualifier". Jamaica Loopnews. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  13. "Jamaica's Williams, Antigua & Barbuda's Lloyd impress in women's 60m heats at World Indoor Championships". SportsMax. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  14. "4 athletes heading to China for World Indoor Championships". cbc.bb. March 15, 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  15. "AA Barbados names 4-person team to World Indoor Championships in Nanjing". SportsMax. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.