Rani Rosius

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

International competitions

National championships and competitions