Mathew Ajayi
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 100m: 10.39 (2026) | ||||||||||||||
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Matthew Ajayi (born 18 January 2007) is a British sprinter.[1]
Biography
[edit]Ajayi was educated at Burford School in Oxfordshire and trained as a member of Watford Harriers.[2][3]
In June, he was part of a British mixed sprint relay team which set a new U20 British record of 42.21 seconds at the Mannheim International Gala, alongside Joel Masters, Ava Freeman and Savannah Morgan McKenzie.[4] On 6 August, Ajayi was part of a Great Britain 4 x 100 metres mixed relay team alongside Morgan McKenzie, Sophie Thomas, and Divine Iheme who set a world under-20 record of 41.60 seconds in heat two at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships.[5][6] In the final, he ran as the Great Britain team lowered their time to 41.38 seconds and won the silver medal, finishing behind a new world-record setting Italian quartet led home by Kelly Doualla.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ↑ https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/mathew-ajayi-15034196
- ↑ "England selection for Omi and Matthew". Warfoed Harriers. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Brilliant Burford seal schools cup triumph". oxfordmail.co.uk. 21 Jan 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "BRITISH RECORDS, EUROPEAN LEADS AND MEDALS MARK A SUCCESSFUL MANNHEIM INTERNATIONAL GALA". British Athletics. 16 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "World U20 records set as mixed 4x100m makes debut in Oregon". World Athletics. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "TAYLOR AND MAXWELL COMPLETE US 100M DOUBLE AT WORLD U20 CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Italy break world U20 mixed 4x100m record to get gold in Oregon". worldathletics.org. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "OTIS POOLE, SHAIKIRA KING AND MIXED RELAY QUARTET COMPLETE BRITISH TREBLE IN OREGON". Athletics Weekly. 9 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.