British rising star Daryll Neita, of European ethnicity, has numerous bronze and silver medals, in the Olympics, World Championships, and the Common Wealth games, to her name.
At a very young age, she found her passion for running. To be precise, it was during the 2008 Beijing Olympics when Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce won 100m gold; Neita always looked up to her.
Most recently, Daryll participated in the Commonwealth Games 2022 held in Birmingham and won a bronze medal for Great Britain.
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Daryll Neita Before Winning Medals in Olympics
Throughout her school life, she participated in and won several events. She joined Shaftesbury Barnet Athletics Club in 2012 and won a 100m silver at English School’s Championships and a 100m title at UK School Games.
As she completed high school, Daryll joined Oakland College based in St. Albans and earned herself a membership in Oakland’s Wolves Academy. Daryll represented her academy at SESSA and SEAA Championships.
When she debuted for England in the 2010 U15 Athletics Championships, Daryll finished at the top of the pile. She was fourth in the 100m Sprints. As she further improved her speed, she won two silver in the SEAA Indoor Championships in 2012, for 60m and 200m Sprints.
Two years later, Daryll managed to clinch a 100m victory for her Academy and the 50m Indoor title for U20 Championships held in England. In 2015, an Olympic athlete lost her bronze by a fraction of a second in the European Junior Athletics Championships. However, she came back strong and won a silver medal for 100m at British Athletic Championships.
British Sprinter At 2016/21 Olympics
Her first Olympics appearance was in Rio de Janeiro, where she won bronze. Daryll’s international rise was swift as she won the multiples medal in her first participation in World Championships and Olympics in 2016.
Daryll sprinted her way through the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics and won bronze medals in both. Along with her Olympics appearance, the 25-year-old also participated in World Championship Games, where she set her 100m sprint record in 10.90s. Now, She is only second to Dina Asher-Smith’s all-time list of the fastest sprinter in the UK.
At her first senior international debut, she assisted England in winning Silver Medal for the 400m Relay. The game was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Daryll kept her winning streak for consecutive years in 2017, 2018, and 2019 when she bagged three silver medals for the country.
Furthermore, Daryll led her relay team and won a silver medal at World Athletics Championships. In 2018, she blitz to victory, winning 400m sprints at European Championships.
Daryll Neita Ethnicity & Her Family
The Londoner, celebrating her 26th birthday on August 29, sees no limits on how far she can go as a sprinter. Daryll was born in 1996 in London, United Kingdom, and she carries British nationality. As for her religion, she is Christian and goes to church. When she’s not working, she loves acting in whatever role she can muster from movies and shows. The UK national belongs to a mixed ethnic group. She seems to have African ancestry. Though her mother has known to have a big influence on her success as an athlete, Daryll has managed to keep her mother and her family out of the spotlight.
Renowned sprint runner Rana Reider is not coaching the British pride, Daryll Neita. US sprint coach Rana had been facing multiple allegations of assault; as a result, she was warned to leave the training camp in Florida. UK Athletics warned her she would lose lottery funding.
Daryll Neita is now training in Italy with Marco Airale based in Padua. The Italian coach is a professional track and field coach who trains elite sprinter athletes to help them achieve golden dreams on the World stage.
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