Jasneet Nijjar

Jasneet Nijjar
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2001-06-12) 12 June 2001
Surrey, British Columbia
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m: 7.61s (2023)
100m: 12.05s (2019)
200m: 23.48s (2025)
400m: 51.84s (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Canada
World Relays
Bronze medal – third place2026 Gaborone4×400 m relay

Jasneet Nijjar (born 12 June 2001) is a Canadian sprinter who primarily competes over 400 metres. She ran for Canada at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.[1]

Biography

Nijjar began in athletics at the age of seven years-old and started training at the Universal Athletics Club in North Surrey, British Columbia under coach Jessie Dosanjh, excelling in sprinting from a young age. She competed for Canada in Buenos Aires at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics at the age of 17 years old. In 2018, she won over 200 metres at the Canada Junior Track & Field Championships in Ottawa. That year, she won three titles at the BC High School Track & Field Championships. Having studied at Queen Elizabeth Secondary School in British Columbia, she began studying at Washington State University in the United States in 2019.[2][3][4]

Nijjar placed fourth in the 400 metres at the 2024 Canadian Athletics Championships, and was part of the Canadian squad for the relays at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, but did not race.[4] She was selected the following year for the Canadian relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in May 2025, and ran in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay, helping the Canadian team qualify for the upcoming world championships.[5][6][7] She was subsequently named in the Canadian team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[8] Nijjar was a member of the Canadian relay team which ran on the opening day in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.[9]

She was selected as part of the Canadian team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Botswana, and ran as part of the Canadian women's 4 x 400 metres team which won their heat on the opening day.[10][11] The following day, she ran as Canada won the bronze medal in the event.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Jasneet Nijjar". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Mendonza, Ancy (25 Sep 2024). "Jasneet Nijjar: Sprinting towards History". Darpan Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Jasneet Nijjar hopes love for track will lead to Olympics". Daily Evergreen. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 Zillich, Tom (August 29, 2024). "Surrey Olympian aims for 2028 L.A. Games after not running in Paris". Nelson Star. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "2025 WORLD RELAYS TEAM READY TO RUN". Athletics.ca. 16 Apr 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Olympic champions named on Canada's team for Guangzhou". World Athletics. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Canadian women's 4x400m team clinches spot at world championships". cbc.ca. May 10, 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Dickinson, Marley (28 August 2025). "Athletics Canada names 59 athletes to 2025 World Championships team". Running Magazine. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 Sep 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Canadian sprinters qualify 4 relay teams for 2027 world championships". cbc.ca. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "2026 WORLD RELAYS TEAM READY TO PASS THE BATON IN GABORONE". Athletics.ca. 8 Apr 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  12. ↑ Milne, Keely (3 May 2026). "Canada captures five qualifying spots for 2027 World Championships". Runningmagazine. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
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