Cheyanne Evans-Gray

Evans-Gray has studied sports science at the University of East London.[1] She worked at Ladbrokes until 2021, when she left to focus on her athletics career.[2]

Evans-Gray gave up running, but at the age of 20, she rejoined Croydon Harriers athletics club.[2] At the 2020 British Indoor Athletics Championships, she went out in the heats of the 60 metres event.[2] That year, she won the 60 metres event at the British Universities and Colleges Sport championships in a record time of 7.28 seconds.[1][3] After the event, she was the second highest ranked British woman in the event.[3] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Evans-Gray had been hoping to qualify for the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Championships, and to compete in the 100 metres trial event for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Evans-Gray won the 60 metres event at the 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships.[2][5] She ran both the semi-final and final in a time of 7.25 seconds.[2] She qualified for the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships,[1] where she was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 60 metres event, despite setting a personal best time of 7.19 seconds.[6]

• Cheyanne Evans-Gray at World Athletics