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Shaikira King
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2008-07-14) 14 July 2008 (age 18)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800m: 2:00.95 (Watford, 2025)
1500m: 4:11.78 (Birmingham, 2025)
Indoor
800m: 2:01.49 (Birmingham, 2026)
Mile: 4:43.23 (London, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 Eugene 800 m
European U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 Banská Bystrica800 m

Shaikira King (born 14 July 2008) is a British middle-distance runner.[1]

Early and personal life

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From Loughborough, in Leicestershire,[2] she has a sister, Indienne, who also competes at athletics. They both attend Ratcliffe College. In 2021, both sisters won gold for the first time at the English Schools Championships, with Shaikira winning the junior 1500m title.[3] Both sisters won gold again at the 2022 English Schools Championship.[4]

Career

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2023

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In June 2023, King set a new personal best for 800m, running 2:04.47 in Loughborough.[5] In July 2023, in the heats of the senior girls' 800m at the English Schools Championships, and still aged 14 years-old, King took the 46-year-old championship record previously held by Jo White, before being edged out in the final by 16 year-old Phoebe Gill.[6]

In 2023 she won the under-17 English National Cross Country title, and was the first in her age group at the Liverpool Cross Challenge in November 2023. Her finish in joint third place overall would have qualified her for the British U20 team for the European Cross Country Championships, but she was still too young to compete in the event.[7]

2024

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In April 2024, King broke the UK age-15 800m record with 2:02.60 in Gillingham, Kent, which also put her third all-time among UK under-17s list.[8] King won the silver medal in the final of the 800 metres at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.[9] In October 2024, she became the youngest athlete in the UK to secure a contract with sports brand Nike.[10]

2025

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In February 2025, she won the England Indoors U20 title over 800 metres, setting a championship record time of 2:04.34.[11] Later that month, she finished third in the final of the 800 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships, in Birmingham.[12][13] In May 2025, she won the 800 metres at the Loughborough International running for England.[14][15] The following month, she ran 4:11.78 for the 1500 metres at the BMC Grand Prix in Birmingham, and broke Phoebe Gill's UK age-16 record for the distance.[16] On 25 July, she ran a championship record by over a second to win the England Athletics U20 Championships title over 800 metres in 2:02.86.[17] She was named in the British team for the 800 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, winning her semi-final in 2:04.48, and later led at the bell in the final, before finishing fifth in 2:03.60.[18][19][20] In October 2025, she was included on British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.[21]

2026

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King opened her 2026 indoor season with an 800m personal best of 2:04.14 Antequera, Spain.[22] On 31 January she ran 2:04.44 to place third overall at EAP Glasgow, having had a gun to tape win in her heat.[23] The following month, she won the England Athletics U20 title over 800 metres, running 2:03.99 to meet the standard for the 2026 U20 World Championships.[24] On 15 February 2026, King was a finalist at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham on 14 February 2026, placing third overall behind Isabelle Boffey and Emily Simpson in 2:01.49.[25] In May, she won the 800 m at the Loughborough International.[26] In June, she reached the final of the 800 metres at the 2026 British Championships.[27] In July, King finished third behind Phoebe Gill and Lyla Belshaw in the 800 metres final at the 2026 England Athletics U20 Championships.[28]

King was selected as part of the Great Britain team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships, qualifying for the final with the second fastest time from the semi-finals and winning the bronze medal in the final. It was Britain's first medal at the championships in the distance since Jess Judd in 2012.[29][30]

References

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  1. ↑ "Shaikira King". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Runner, 10, already breaking records". bbc.co.uk. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kings of the English Schools". Athletics Weekly. July 18, 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ratcliffe's King sisters take gold at English schools championships". Ratcliffe College. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Smythe, Steve (June 13, 2023). "Shaikira King, 14, runs 2:04.47 for 800m". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Adams, Tim (July 3, 2023). "Five takeaways from the English Schools Champs". Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Heath, Georgie (March 22, 2024). "Shaikira King hopes to become the queen of middle-distance running". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Smythe, Steve (April 23, 2024). "Shaikira King runs UK age 15 best of 2:02.60 for 800m". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "European U18 bests for Frlickova and Rada in Banska Bystrica". World Athletics. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Tinbergen, Rosie (October 6, 2024). "Shaikira King: The UK's Youngest Nike Athlete". Sports Gazette. Retrieved 22 Feb 2025.
  11. ↑ "England Athletics Open U20/U17/U15 Indoor Championships: Record-breaking Sunday". England Athletics. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 22 Feb 2025.
  12. ↑ "WILLIAMS AND AZU CLAIM 60M TITLES IN BIRMINGHAM". British Athletics. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 22 Feb 2025.
  13. ↑ Adams, Tim (22 Feb 2025). "Azu and Williams storm to scintillating 60m titles". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Kickstarting the season at Loughborough International". England Athletics. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "MOLLY PALMER IMPRESSES IN LOUGHBOROUGH LONG JUMP AS JAZ SAWYERS RETURNS". Athletics Weekly. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  16. ↑ Adams, Tim (10 June 2025). "JESS LARK IMPRESSES OVER 800M AT BMC GRAND PRIX IN BIRMINGHAM". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "England Athletics Senior & U20 Championships. Incorporating the Senior Para Championships, Powered by Citroën: A fab-u-lous Friday". England Athletics. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR THE U20 EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "World U20 record! Troscianka wins European U20 decathlon gold with 8514 points". European Athletics. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  20. ↑ Henderson, Jason (10 August 2025). "FITZGERALD COMPLETES GOLDEN DOUBLE AT EURO U20 CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "2025-26 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  22. ↑ "Antequera Indoor Match". World Athletics. 17 Jan 2026. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.
  23. ↑ Crumley, Euan (1 Feb 2026). "JAKE MINSHULL SPRINGS SURPRISE ON ALEXANDER DOOM IN GLASGOW". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 Feb 2026.
  24. ↑ "U15/U17/U20 Indoor Championships - Day 2: Super Sunday". England Athletics. 8 February 2026. Retrieved 9 Feb 2026.
  25. ↑ "REGIS TURNS BACK THE CLOCK WITH RECORD RUN AT NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 15 Feb 2026. Retrieved 15 Feb 2026.
  26. ↑ "BIG NAMES DESCEND ON LOUGHBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL". Athletics Weekly. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  28. ↑ "England U20 and Senior Track and Field and Combined Events championships". World Athletics. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  29. ↑ "OTIS POOLE, SHAIKIRA KING AND MIXED RELAY QUARTET COMPLETE BRITISH TREBLE IN OREGON". Athletics Weekly. 9 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  30. ↑ "First medal for Novuna GB&NI on Day Three of World U20 Championships". British Athletics. 8 April 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
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