Tasa Jiya

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]

Tasa Jiya
Tasa Jiya in 2016
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint
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 place2023 Kraków-Małopolska4 × 100 m relay

Career

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

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

Personal bests

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

Individual events
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
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
  1. "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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