Aleeya Sibbons

Aleeya Sibbons
Personal information
Born (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60 m: 7.24 (Birmingham, 2026)
100 m: 11.21 (London, 2026)
200 m: 22.98 (London, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Relays
Bronze medal – third place2024 Nassau4 × 100 m relay
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Espoo4 × 100 m relay
European Athletics U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tallinn4 × 100 m relay

Aleeya Sibbons (born 5 November 2002) is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for Great Britain as a sprinter.[1]

Early life

From Barking & Dagenham, she attended Eastbury Community School. She won gold in the U15 100 metres at the English Schools Championships in 2017.[2] She began a degree in Architecture at the University of Bath in 2021.[3][4]

Career

Sibbons was a member of the gold medal winning 4 × 100 m team at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in 2021.[5] A member of the Newham & Essex Beagles, she won the British Universities and College (BUCS) 100 metres title in May 2022, in a time of 11.70 seconds. At the same event, she won gold in the women's 4 × 100 m relay.[4]

Sibbons won the 100 m title at the 2023 England Athletics U23 Championships in Chelmsford, running a time of 11.46 seconds.[6] She was selected as part of the British squad for the 2023 European Games in Silesia.[7] She was a member of the gold medal winning inning 4 × 100 m team at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in 2023.[8]

In April 2024, Sibbons was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[9] She ran as part of the Women's 4 × 100 metres team which finished third overall.[10] She lowered her 200 m personal best to 23.35 seconds at the 2024 Loughborough International in May 2024.[11] In June 2024, she was selected for the British team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[12] In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.[13]

Sibbons was selected for the 100 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid in June 2025, placing tenth overall in 11.37 seconds.[14][15] She also ran as part of the British 4 x 100 metres relay team which placed eighth overall.[16] In October 2025, she was retained on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.[17]

In January 2026, Sibbons ran a personal best for the 60 metres of 7.32 seconds at the EAP Glasgow.[18] She placed third in the final of the 60 metres at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham on 14 February 2026, finishing behind Dina Asher-Smith and Amy Hunt, running a personal best 7.29 seconds in the final.[19]

Sibbons was named in the British squad for the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, competing in the women's 4 x 100 m relay as the team qualified for the 2027 World Championships.[20][21] In July, she won in 23.33 seconds ahead of Sophie Becker at the Cork City Sports in Ireland.[22] She was selected to represent England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and competed in the women's 4 × 100 m relay.[23][24]

Athletics achievements

Personal bests

Type Distance Time (s) Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes
Individual events
Indoor 60 metres 7.24 N/a Birmingham, United Kingdom 14 February 2026
200 metres sh 23.96 N/a London, United Kingdom 5 February 2023
Outdoor 100 metres 11.18 +1.6 London, United Kingdom 12 July 2026
200 metres 22.98 +1.1 London, United Kingdom 20 July 2025
Team events
Outdoor 4 × 100 metres relay 42.80 N/a Nassau, The Bahamas 5 May 2024

International competitions

Representing  Great Britain &  Scotland
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2021 European U20 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 9th (sf) 100 m 11.65
1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.95
2023 2023 European Team Championships First Division Chorzów, Poland — 4 × 100 m relay DQ
European U23 Championships Espoo, Finland 9th (sf) 100 m 11.42
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.04
2024 World Relays Nassau, The Bahamas 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.80
2025 European Team Championships First Division Madrid, Spain 11th 100 m 11.37
8th 4 × 100 m relay 43.00
2026 World Relays Gaborone, Botswana — 4 × 100 m relay DQ (Re)
2nd 42.90 (WQ)
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th 4 × 100 m relay 43.45

National championships and competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2016 England Indoor Championships, U15 events Sheffield 7th 60 m 8.10
2017 England Indoor Championships, U15 events Sheffield — 60 m 7.99
England Championships, U15 events Bedford 8th 100 m 12.64
2019 England Championships, U17 events Bedford 1st 100 m 11.90
2020 British Championships Manchester 8th 100 m 12.06
2021 England Championships, U20 events Bedford 6th 100 m 12.15
2023 British Indoor Championships Birmingham — 200 m DNS
2024 British Championships Manchester 7th 100 m 11.87
2026 British Indoor Championships Birmingham 3rd 60 m 7.29
British Championships Birmingham — 100 m 11.47

References

  1. ↑ "Aleeya Sibbons". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Beagles show their head of the class at England Schools". Barking and Dagenham Post. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sporting scholar Aleeya Sibbons earns first senior British Athletics selection for European Team Championships in Poland". Team Bath. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. 1 2 Power, Lee (5 May 2022). "Newham & Essex Beagles star Sibbons strikes double gold for Bath". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "OGBECHIE AND PAYNE TO CO-CAPTAIN THE BRITISH TEAM AT THE EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "England Athletics U20 & U23 Open Championships". World Athletics. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "UPDATES TO THE GB & NI SQUAD FOR THE EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Powell, Jennie (18 July 2023). "Bath scholar Aleeya Sibbons anchors GB to European U23 gold". 4theloveofsport. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "USA dominate World Athletics Relays". BBC Sport. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Loughborough International". World Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Hudson-Smith and Hughes pull out of Europeans". BBC Sport. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "2024–25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "GB&NI Team for European Team Championships Announced". Fast Running. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "SPRINTING TO SUCCESS FOR GB&NI TEAM ON DAY 2 OF THE EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPS". British Athletics. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "SOLID PERFORMANCES FROM DAY THREE AT THE EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MADRID". British Athletics. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "2025-26 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "scottishathletics EAP Indoor International". World Athletics. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  19. ↑ "KEELY HODGKINSON RUNS BRITISH INDOOR 800M RECORD OF 1:56.33". Athletics Weekly. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  20. ↑ "ZHARNEL HUGHES, CHARLIE DOBSON, DESIREE HENRY AMONG GB RELAY TEAM FOR BOTSWANA". Athletics Weekly. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  21. ↑ "MIXED 4X400M RELAY BRONZE AND FIVE TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR WORLDS IN BOTSWANA". British Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  22. ↑ Considine, Tony (8 July 2026). "'It was really good' — Nicola Tuthill lays down marker with second place finish at Cork City Sports". Independent.ie. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "On Your Marks: Team England announce athletics squad for Glasgow 2026". England Athletics. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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