Riley Day was selected for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and competed in the Women's 200 meters.
10 Facts About Riley Day
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Riley Day managed a time of 22:56,0.43 of a second behind the winner Shelly-Ann Frazer-Pryce from Jamaica.
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Riley Day began her athletics career at the age of nine, when she was entered into her local Little Athletics club in her hometown of Beaudesert, Queensland by her mother.
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In 2014 at the age of 14, Riley Day ran her first sub-12 100m time.
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Riley Day entered the public eye through her performances at the 2017 Nitro Athletics series.
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Riley Day then competed at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas, winning gold in the 200 metres and silver in the 100 metres.
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Riley Day competed in the women's 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.
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Riley Day placed seventh in her heat with a time of 23.77s.
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Riley Day competed in the 200 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, after winning the Australian Athletics Titles in both the 100 meters and the 200 meters.
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Riley Day missed out on a position in the final by 0.01s to Bianca Williams.