Lavanya Williams

Lavanya Williams
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2005-12-08) 8 December 2005
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
ClubDynamic Speed
Coached byMichael Frater
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m: 7.07 (Spanish Town, 2026)
100m: 10.95 (Rabat, 2026)
200m: 22.44 (Kingston, 2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow4×100m relay
World Relays
Gold medal – first place2026 Gaborone4×100 m relay
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Tlaxcala100 m
Silver medal – second place2026 Tlaxcala200 m
Pan American U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Mayagüez4×100 m relay

Lavanya Williams (born 8 December 2005) is a Jamaican sprinter.[1]

Early life

Williams attended Rusea's High School in Hanover, Jamaica, and later attended William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny, Jamaica.[2][3]

Career

2021

In 2021, she won her age-group 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2021 (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships, winning in 12.18 (-2.4 m/s) in the 100 metres and the 200 metres in 24.50 (-1.3 m/s).[3][4] Later that season, she competed at the NACAC U18 Championships finishing 5th in 200 metres in 24.71s.[5]

2023

She was runner-up to Sabrina Dockery over 100 metres at the Purewater/JC/R. Danny Williams Invitational Track and Field Development Meet in January 2023.[2] Williams was a silver medalist in the women's 4 x 100 metres at the 2023 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. She was also a finalist over 200 metres at the Championships.[6][7]

2026

Williams is a member of Dynamic Speed athletic club.[8] In February 2026 Williams recorded a win in 7.17 seconds against Elaine Thompson-Herah over 60 metres at the Camperdown Classic, before placing second behind her the following week in 7.28 seconds at the SW Isaac Henry Invitational in Jamaica.[9][10] Williams ran a personal best 7.13 seconds for the 60 metres (+1.0) at the 2026 Gibson McCook Relays in Kingston.[11][12] On 7 March, she placed second behind Jonielle Smith in a wind-assisted 6.99 (+2.3) for the 60 metres at the 2026 Jamaican World Indoor Trials, having run a 7.07s (+0.3) personal best in the heats.[13]

On 4 April 2026, Williams won the 100 metres at the Miramar Invitational in Florida, with a wind-assisted time of 10.99 seconds (+2.6 m/s).[14] At Velocity Fest on 19 April, Williams lowered her personal best twice for the 100 m, running 11.04 in the semi-final and 10.96 in the final.[15][16] She was named in the Jamaica squad for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, and ran in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay as part of the Jamaican team which won their heat on the opening day of competition.[17][18] The following day, she ran the third leg, passing the baton to Elaine Thompson-Herah, as Jamaica won the gold medal in 42.00 seconds.[19] Later that month, she won the 200 m with a personal best 23.09 seconds at the Coqui International Cup in Puerto Rico.[20] On 31 May, she set a new personal best 10.95 to place second in the 100 metres at the 2026 Diamond League in Rabat.[21] On 21 June, Williams was runner-up to Alana Reid in the 200 metres final at the 2026 Jamaican Athletics Championships, in a personal best 22.44 seconds. She also placed sixth in the final of the 100 metres.[22] In July 2026, she won the gold medal in the 100 m at the 2026 NACAC U23 Championships.[23] Later at the championships she won the silver medal behind Reid in the 200 m final.[24] She was a finalist in the 200 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, placing fifth overall.[25][26] Later at the Games, she won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 100 m relay.[27]

References

  1. ↑ "Lavanya WILLIAMS". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Serena Cole dominates at Purewater/JC/R. Danny Williams Invitational Track and Field Meet". Track Alerts. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 "'I came here to dominate,' says Champs debutant Lavanya Williams". Jamaica Gleaner. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Brown, Dennis and Clayton highlight Jamaica's Boys' and Girls' Champs". World Athletics. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Ja team tops NACAC meet with 67 medals". Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Pan Am U-20 bronze for Pottinger in high jump". Jamaica Observer. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Pan American U20 Championships". World Athletics. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Claytons, Thompson to light up 60m at Gibson McCook". Jamaica Gleaner. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Thompson-Herah wins her first race in over two years". Radio Jamaica News Online. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  10. ↑ Bailey, Robert (22 February 2026). "Thompson-Herah clocks first win of comeback". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "Edwin Allen dominate sprint relays". Jamaica Gleaner. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Gibson McCook Relays". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  13. ↑ Smith, Racquel (7 March 2026). "Jamaica's Jonielle Smith Clocks Wind-Aided 6.96 in 60m at QWICK Meet". World-Track. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "Thompson storms to world 150m best in Miramar". World Athletics. 4 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Elaine Thompson-Herah and Bryan Levell clock fast times at Velocity Fest 19 in Kingston". Olympics.com. 20 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Velocity Fest #19". World Athletics. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "JAAA names powerful team for World Relays". Jamaica Observer. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Jamaica set mixed 4x100m world record of 39.99 in Gaborone". World Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Thompson-Herah anchors Jamaica to 4x100m win in Gaborone". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Scott soars to world lead in Puerto Rico, Blake dips below 10 at JC". Jamaica Gleaner. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "El Bakkali and Kovacs win rematches in Rabat". World Athletics. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Taylor, Reid and Walker become first-time national champions". Jamaica Observer. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Jamaica win 16 medals on opening day of NACAC U18/U23 Championships". Jamaica Observer. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  24. ↑ "Wilson, Williams, Reid and Nkrumie highlight NACAC U23 and U18 Championships". World Athletics. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "JAAA apologises to Demisha Roswell for Commonwealth Games omission". Jamaica Observer. 28 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  27. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
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