Ashanti Moore Explained

Ashanti Moore
Nationality:	Jamaica
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Sprint
Birth Date:	7 November 2000
Pb:	100m: 11.06 (Kingston, 2023) 200m: 22.49 (Austin, 2023)

Ashanti Moore (born 7 November 2000) is Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.^[1]

Career

In April 2023, Moore set a new 200m personal best time in consecutive weeks, running 22.62 in Waco, Texas and then following it up with a mark of 22.49 seconds for the 200 metres at the Texas Invitational event in Austin, Texas.^[2] At that event she also won the 100 metres, running a seasons-best 11.12 seconds.^[3] In July 2023, she ran a new personal best 100m time of 11.06 seconds to finish in sixth place in the final at the Jamaican national championships held in Kingston, Jamaica.^[4]

Moore was selected to compete in the 200 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August, 2023.^[5] She finished fifth in her heat, running 23.12 seconds.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ashanti Moore. World Athletics. 23 August 2023.
2. Web site: 24 April 2023. Ashanti Moore Sets Personal Best at Texas Invitational. Track Alerts. 3 October 2023.
3. Web site: Ashanti Moore Defeats Abby Steiner in 100m at Michael Johnson Invitational. Track Alerts. 3 October 2023. Orlando. Raynor. April 24, 2023.
4. Web site: Shericka Jackson blazes 10.65 to win Jamaican 100m title. Watch Athletics. 3 October 2023. 8 July 2023.
5. Web site: Ashanti Moore replaces Fraser-Pryce in 200m for World Championships. Jamaica Loopnews. 3 October 2023. 10 August 2023.
6. Web site: One casualty as three Jamaicans through to women’s 200 semis. Jamaica Gleaner. 3 October 2023. 23 August 2023.