Aleeya Sibbons (born 5 November 2002) is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for Great Britain as a sprinter.
Early life From Barking & Dagenham, she attended Eastbury Community School. She won gold in the U15 100 metres at the English Schools Championships in 2017. She began a degree in Architecture at the University of Bath in 2021.
Career Sibbons was a member of the gold medal winning 4 × 100 m team at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in 2021. A member of the Newham & Essex Beagles, she won the British Universities and College (BUCS) 100 metres title in May 2022, in a time of 11.70 seconds. At the same event, she won gold in the women's 4 × 100 m relay.
Sibbons won the 100 m title at the 2023 England Athletics U23 Championships in Chelmsford, running a time of 11.46 seconds. She was selected as part of the British squad for the 2023 European Games in Silesia. She was a member of the gold medal winning inning 4 × 100 m team at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in 2023.
In April 2024, Sibbons was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. She ran as part of the Women's 4 × 100 metres team which finished third overall. She lowered her 200 m personal best to 23.35 seconds at the 2024 Loughborough International in May 2024. In June 2024, she was selected for the British team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.
Sibbons was selected for the 100 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid in June 2025, placing tenth overall in 11.37 seconds. She also ran as part of the British 4 x 100 metres relay team which placed eighth overall. In October 2025, she was retained on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.
In January 2026, Sibbons ran a personal best for the 60 metres of 7.32 seconds at the EAP Glasgow. She placed third in the final of the 60 metres at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham on 14 February 2026, finishing behind Dina Asher-Smith and Amy Hunt, running a personal best 7.29 seconds in the final.
Sibbons was named in the British squad for the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, competing in the women's 4 x 100 m relay as the team qualified for the 2027 World Championships. In July, she won in 23.33 seconds ahead of Sophie Becker at the Cork City Sports in Ireland. She was selected to represent England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and competed in the women's relay.
Athletics achievements Personal bests TypeDistanceTime (s)Wind (m/s)VenueDateNotesIndividual eventsIndoor60 metres7.24Birmingham, United Kingdom14 February 2026200 metres 23.96London, United Kingdom5 February 2023Outdoor100 metres11.18+1.6London, United Kingdom12 July 2026200 metres22.98+1.1London, United Kingdom20 July 2025Team eventsOutdoor4 × 100 metres relay 42.80Nassau, The Bahamas5 May 2024 International competitions 2021European U20 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia9th (sf)100 m11.651st4 × 100 m relay44.9520232023 European Team Championships First DivisionChorzów, Poland—4 × 100 m relayEuropean U23 ChampionshipsEspoo, Finland9th (sf)100 m11.421st4 × 100 m relay43.042024World RelaysNassau, The Bahamas3rd4 × 100 m relay42.802025European Team Championships First DivisionMadrid, Spain11th100 m11.378th4 × 100 m relay43.002026World RelaysGaborone, Botswana—4 × 100 m relay ()2nd42.90 ()Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom5th4 × 100 m relay43.45 National championships and competitions 2016England Indoor Championships, U15 eventsSheffield7th60 m8.102017England Indoor Championships, U15 eventsSheffield—60 m7.99England Championships, U15 eventsBedford8th100 m12.642019England Championships, U17 eventsBedford1st100 m11.902020British ChampionshipsManchester8th100 m12.062021England Championships, U20 eventsBedford6th100 m12.152023British Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham—200 m2024British ChampionshipsManchester7th100 m11.872026British Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham3rd60 m7.29British ChampionshipsBirmingham—100 m11.47
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