Tasa Jiya

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Tasa Jiya
Tasa Jiya in 2016
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997 (age 26)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.33 (Oordegem , 2023)
200m: 22.67 (Budapest, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 4 × 100 m relay

Tasa Jiya (Dutch: [ˈtaːaː ˈɟijaː]; born 16 September 1997) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In 2023, she became the Dutch national champion over 200 metres.[1]

Career[edit]

As a junior athlete, Jiya won nine national youth titles and in 2013 won gold in the 200 meters at the European Youth Olympic Festival. She had a career break after being an unused reserve for the Dutch relay team at the 2016 Olympic Games.[2]

In 2021, after returning to athletics, Jiya ran a new personal best time in the 100 metres of 11.58 seconds, and a new personal best time of 23.19 seconds in the 200 meters at a gala in Grootebroek.[3] In 2023, she became the Dutch national champion over 200 metres, in a field which included Femke Bol.[4] She won in a new personal best time of 22.77 seconds.[5]

She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, where she qualified for the semi finals of the 200 metres where she ran a new personal best of 22.67 seconds.[6][7]

Personal life[edit]

She gave birth to a daughter, Amáru, in 2018.[8]

Personal bests[edit]

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[1]

Individual events[edit]

Type Event Time (s) Venue Date
Indoor 60 metres 7.32 i Apeldoorn, Netherlands 18 February 2023
Outdoor 100 metres 11.33 Oordegem, Belgium 27 May 2023
200 metres 22.67 Budapest, Hungary 24 August 2023

Team events[edit]

Type Event Time (s) Venue Date Notes
Outdoor 4 x 100 metres relay 42.38 London, United Kingdom 23 July 2023 Teamed with N'ketia Seedo, Marije van Hunenstijn, and Jamile Samuel. Jiya ran the anchor leg.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Tasa Jiya". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ van Akerfeld, Erik (30 June 2023). "Since Tasa Jiya became a mother, she has really picked up speed". Volksrant.nl.
  3. ^ Van den Burge, Pauline (21 June 2021). "Tasa Jiya loopt persoonlijke records uit 2016 uit de boeken". Noordhollandsdagblad. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ Foster, Anthony (30 July 2023). "Femke Bol Faces First Defeat at Dutch Championships, Tasa Jiya Claims 200m Victory". Track Alerts. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ^ Goss, Symone (30 July 2023). "Femke Bol finishes second in 200m at Dutch National Track and Field Championships". World-track. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Women's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.
  7. ^ "World Athletics Championships Budapest: Sifan Hassan and Femke Bol Lead Strong Netherlands Team". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ^ Roesck, Erick (11 January 2019). "De snelste baby van Nederland". Telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

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