Brianna Lyston (born 24 May 2004) is a Jamaican

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who holds the

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under-13s world record in 23.72s. Lyston ran 22.53 (-2.2) at the 2022 Issa Boys and Girls Championship in Kingston, Jamaica. This made her the second fastest Under 20 female athlete from Jamaica. This also broke the Class 1 meeting record which was held by Simone Facey who ran a 22.71 back in 2004. Lyston won her 100m heat in a personal best 11.14 (+0.7) at the 2022 Central Athletics Championships in

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to beat Tia Clayton. She ran 10.91 seconds for the 100 metres at the SEC Championship in

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on 11 May 2024.

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 10.91 (+0.3 m/s) (

11 May 2024) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

– 22.31 (-1.0 m/s) (

9 May 2024) *

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- 56.86 ( Spanish Town, Jamaica 18 February 2020) * 4x100 metres – 42.58 (U20 WR not ratified due to procedural error) Kingston, Jamaica 17 April 2022)

References

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