Draft:Chayille Collette
Chayille Collette (born 11 September 2005) is a n athlete from New Zealand who competes over 100m and 200m.[1]
Career[edit]
Chayille won the New Zealand schools 100m title and New Zealand u18 200m title in 2022. In the New Zealand u18 100m race she finished second behind her twin sister Draft:Addira Collette. In January 2022 both sisters reached the final of the Potts Classic 100m and 200m races in Hastings. Addira beat Chayille into second over 200m. In the 100m race Zoe Hobbs won in a wind-assisted national record time and the teenage finished fifth and sixth.[2]
In January 2023, still aged 17 Collette won the 100m in 11.74s at the Cooks Classic in Whanganui.[3] In March 2023, Chayille and her twin Addira finished in a dead heat in the under-20 100m final at the New Zealand national track and field championships, held in Wellington.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Chayille and her twin sister took up the sport at the age of ten and are coached by George McConachy. They are based in Palmerston North. Their parents are from Trinidad & Tobago.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chayille Collette". World Athletics.
- ^ "Collette sisters foot it with country's best sprinters". i.stuff.nz.
- ^ "Athletics: Elated athletes score personal bests despite miserable conditions at Whanganui's Cooks Classic". NZHerald.co.uk.
- ^ "Remarkable dead heat for Manawatū-Whanganui twins in NZ under-20 women's 100m final". i.stuff.co.nz. March 3, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Collette sisters shine on day two of the Jennian Homes New Zealand Track & Field Championships". Athletics.org.nz.