Rani Rosius (born 25 April 2000) is a Belgian sprinter.
Career
2020 At just 21 years of age, Rosius tied the second-best Belgian time ever on the 100 metres event, with a time of 11.39. Olivia Borlée ran the same time in 2007, while only Kim Gevaert has ever run faster, still holding the Belgian record at 11.04.
2023 Selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she qualified for the semi-final of the 100 metres.
2024 Early 2024 she reached the finals and finished 6th in the women's 60 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. Later that year, she ran as part of the Belgian relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas that failed to qualify directly for the 2024 Summer Olympics. She represented Belgium at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024. Finishing 1st in her round 1 heat of the women's 100 metres, she advanced directly to the semi-finals where she finished 5th in her semi-final, not advancing to the final. She was also part of the Belgian relay team which qualified for the final and finished 6th. Having qualified for the women's 100 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games via the World Athletics Rankings, she finished 4th in her round 1 heat posting a PB of 11.10s that allowed her to progress to the semi-finals as fastest athlete not directly qualified. She finished 8th in her semi-final. She also ran in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay, the Belgian team also having qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games via the World Athletics Rankings. The team was however disqualified in round 1 when Elise Mehuys passed the baton to Delphine Nkansa outside the takeover zone.
2025 In March 2025, she broke Kim Gevaert's national record on the 60 m dash that had stood since 2007 in the semi-finals of the women's 60 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Women's 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025.
Athletic Achievements Personal bests TypeDistanceTime (s)Wind (m/s)VenueDateNotesIndividual eventsIndoor60 metres7.08Apeldoorn, Netherlands9 March 2025200 metres 23.67Gent, Belgium1 February 2025Outdoor100 metres11.10+0.8Paris, France2 August 2024200 metres23.11+1.0Brussels, Belgium30 June 2024Team eventsOutdoor4 × 100 metres relay42.80Guangzhou, China10 May 2025
International competitions 2019European U20 ChampionshipsBorås, Sweden—4 × 100 m relayEuropean Team Championships First LeagueSandnes, Norway1st4 × 100 m relay44.532021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland11th (sf)60 m7.29European Team Championships First LeagueCluj-Napoca, Romania2nd100 m11.445th4 × 100 m relay44.39European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia2nd100 m11.43—4 × 100 m relay2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia28th (h)60 m7.33European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany19th (sf)100 m11.536th4 × 100 m relay43.982023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey4th60 m7.15European Team Championships First DivisionChorzów, Poland2nd100 m11.20=World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary20th (sf)100 m11.202024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom6th60 m7.14World RelaysNassau, Bahamas—4 × 100 m relay8th43.17European ChampionshipsRome, Italy13th (sf)100 m11.256th4 × 100 m relay43.48Olympic GamesParis, France20th (sf)100 m11.29—4 × 100 m relay2025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands5th60 m7.10World Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China7th60 m7.14World RelaysGuangzhou, China6th4 × 100 m relay42.85World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan24th (h)100 m11.25—4 × 100 m relay2026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom9th (sf)100 m11.245th4 × 100 m relay43.31
National championships and competitions 2016Belgian U18 ChampionshipsHerentals5th100 m12.412017Belgian U18 Indoor ChampionshipsGhent3rd60 m7.69Belgian U18 ChampionshipsMouscron3rd100 m11.902018Belgian Indoor Championships, U20 eventsGhent1st60 m7.59Belgian Championships, U20 eventsMouscron4th100 m12.252019Belgian Indoor ChampionshipsGhent2nd60 m7.43Belgian Indoor Championships, U20 eventsGhent2nd200 m 24.661st60 m7.50Belgian Championships, U20 eventsLebbeke2nd100 m11.79Belgian ChampionshipsBrussels2nd100 m11.673rd200 m24.172020Belgian Indoor ChampionshipsGhent2nd60 m7.37Belgian U23 Indoor ChampionshipsLouvain-la-Neuve3rd200 m 24.361st60 m7.35Belgian ChampionshipsBrussels2nd100 m11.393rd200 m23.902021Belgian Indoor ChampionshipsLouvain-la-Neuve1st60 m7.39Belgian ChampionshipsBrussels1st100 m11.392nd200 m23.492022Belgian Indoor ChampionshipsLouvain-la-Neuve1st60 m7.35Belgian ChampionshipsGentbrugge1st100 m11.283rd200 m23.602023Belgian Indoor ChampionshipsGhent1st60 m7.202024Belgian Indoor ChampionshipsLouvain-la-Neuve1st60 m7.20Belgian ChampionshipsBrussels2nd100 m11.232nd200 m23.112025Belgian Indoor ChampionshipsGhent1st60 m7.20Belgian ChampionshipsBrussels1st100 m11.272026Belgian Indoor ChampionshipsLouvain-la-Neuve1st60 m7.20Belgian ChampionshipsKessel-Lo3rd100 m11.222nd200 m24.00 References
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