Who is Alana Reid? All about the World U20 100m Champion who trains with Sha'Carri Richardson and won Jamaica's fourth consecutive medal in the event

Alana Reid is a Jamaican athlete, competing in sprinting events, including 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay events. She recently clinched a gold medal at the World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2024 in the women's 100m event.

Reid achieved this feat by clocking an impressive 11.17 seconds to surpass the British Virgin Islands Adaejah Hodge and Barbados' Kishawna Niles, who posted 11.27 seconds and 11.37 seconds, respectively. Her recent victory marked the second consecutive medal at the World Athletics Junior U20 Championships.

At the 2022 World Athletics Junior U20 Championships, she secured a bronze medal in the women's 200m after settling behind fellow teammate Brianna Lyston and America's Jayla Jamison. While Reid clocked her personal best with 22.95 seconds, Lyston and Jamison recorded 22.65 and 22.77 seconds, respectively.

Her victory in the 100m at the 2024 World Athletics Junior U20 Championships marked the fourth consecutive medal in the event for Jamaica. At the 2023 Championships, Tina Clayton dominated the event with a championship record of 10.95 seconds. She was followed by her fellow teammate Serena Cole and USA's Shwanti Jackson with 11.14 and 11.15 seconds, respectively.

At the 2021 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, Clayton dominated the event with 11.09 seconds to defeat Beatrice Maslingi and Melissa Gutschmidt, posting 11.39 and 11,51 seconds, respectively. Three years prior to the Kenyan edition of the Championships, Briana Williams collected the gold medal for Jamaica, clocking 11.16 seconds and defeating Twanisha Terry (11.19s) and Kristal Awuah (11.37s).

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Alana Reid Education

Training under coach Corey Bennett, Alana Reid currently attends Hydel High School School in Jamaica.

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Alana Reid achievements

At the age of 19, Reid represented the Jamaican squad at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 4x100m relay team. She ran the first leg with 11.50 seconds. The team settled in fifth place after clocking 42.29 seconds. She earned the place to compete in Paris with the team at the 2024 World Athletics Relay, where she ran a leg of 10.24 seconds. The squad topped the qualifying round with 42.74 seconds.

Becoming the first U18 woman to break 24 seconds (23.78s) over 200m at the biennial athletics competition NACAC U23 athletics championships, she cemented her prospects as a rising star after clocking a breathtaking 10.92 seconds in Kingston last year.

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"It is a good feeling being around her" - Alana Reid on training alongside Sha'Carri Richardson

The Jamaican sprinter moved to Florida in October 2023 to train under American Olympic champion Dennis Mitchell at the Star Athletics Track Club. The training club is home to elite athletes, including Sha'Carri Richardson, Aaron Brown and, and Twanish Terry.

During an interview with Olympics.com earlier this year, she expressed her delight in training alongside the 2023 World Champion.

“Where Sha’Carri is concerned, it is a good feeling being around her. She teaches me a lot and she shows me a lot of stuff. There are times when I will make a few errors, and she will put me aside and say whatever," Alana Reid said.

Alana Reid's 10.92 seconds in 100m, set at the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys And Girls Championships stands as the U20 National record in Jamaica.