Jamaica’s Olympic relay gold medalist Briana Williams has been named among Athletics Weekly’s (AW) nominees for International Junior Athlete Female for 2021.

Based in the United Kingdom, AW covers news, results, fixtures, coaching and product advice for all aspects of track and field, cross-country, road racing and race walking.

Each year, the respected online publication asks its readers to pick their favourite athletes across several categories inclusive of International Athlete, British Athlete, International Junior Athlete, British Junior Athlete, Masters Athlete, and Para Athlete.

Williams, 19, was among a stellar field of nominees that included Namibia phenom Christine Mboma, the World U20 200m champion and Olympic silver medalist; the USA’s Athing Mu, the Olympic 800m and 4x400m relay gold medalist; Sweden’s Maja Askag, the European and World U20 long and triple jump champion; Silja Kosonen, the European and World U20 hammer-throw champion and Saga Vanninen, the European and World U20 heptathlon champion.

Readers also cast their votes for their choice for the Mel Watman Award for Performance of the Year.

Williams was the fastest U20 female athlete over the 100m in 2021 with her personal best of 10.97. She was also a member of Jamaica’s 4x100m relay team that won gold in Tokyo in a national record of 41.02, the third-fastest time in history.

Williams’ coach, Ato Boldon views her nomination with a sense of satisfaction.

“Briana had to overcome a lot last year, from her grandmother’s death to early-season injuries, so it’s gratifying that she still got Olympic gold with team Jamaica and this is a great honour to be nominated with these outstanding juniors,” he said.

The results will be published in the December edition of Athletics Weekly.