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She was selected for the [[2023 Central American and Caribbean Games]] in [[San Salvador]], El Salvador.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bvinews.com/nine-vi-athletes-to-compete-at-cac-games/|website=BVI News|accessdate=22 March 2025|title= Nine VI athletes to compete at CAC Games|date=22 June 2023}}</ref> She was a silver medalist in the 200 metres and a bronze medalist in the 100 metres at the [[2023 NACAC U18 and U23 Championships in Athletics|2023 NACAC U23 Championships]] in [[Costa Rica]].<ref>{{cite web|date=21 July 2023|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147652?eventId=10229509|title=NACAC U23 Championships|website=World Athletics|accessdate=22 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=23 July 2023|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147652?eventId=10229510 |title=NACAC U23 Championships|website=World Athletics|accessdate=22 March 2023}}</ref> |
She was selected for the [[2023 Central American and Caribbean Games]] in [[San Salvador]], El Salvador.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bvinews.com/nine-vi-athletes-to-compete-at-cac-games/|website=BVI News|accessdate=22 March 2025|title= Nine VI athletes to compete at CAC Games|date=22 June 2023}}</ref> She was a silver medalist in the 200 metres and a bronze medalist in the 100 metres at the [[2023 NACAC U18 and U23 Championships in Athletics|2023 NACAC U23 Championships]] in [[Costa Rica]].<ref>{{cite web|date=21 July 2023|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147652?eventId=10229509|title=NACAC U23 Championships|website=World Athletics|accessdate=22 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=23 July 2023|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147652?eventId=10229510 |title=NACAC U23 Championships|website=World Athletics|accessdate=22 March 2023}}</ref> |
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She ran a 7.26 seconds personal best and reached the semi-finals of the [[60 metres]] at the [[2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships]] in [[Nanjing]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/international/world-indoors/jamaicas-williams-antigua-barbudas-lloyd-impress-in-womens-60m-heats-at-world-indoor-championships|website=SportsMax|accessdate=22 March 2025|title= Jamaica’s Williams, Antigua & Barbuda’s Lloyd impress in women’s 60m heats at World Indoor Championships|date=21 March 2025}}</ref> In the semi-final she ran 7.38 seconds and did not proceed to the final.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/international/world-indoors/mixed-fortunes-for-caribbean-athletes-as-prince-campbell-into-60m-hurdles-final-at-world-indoors-4 |website=SportsMax|accessdate=22 March 2025|date=22 March 2025|title= Mixed fortunes for Caribbean athletes as Prince, Campbell into 60m hurdles final at World Indoors}}</ref> |
She ran a 7.26 seconds personal best and reached the semi-finals of the [[60 metres]] at the [[2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships]] in [[Nanjing]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/international/world-indoors/jamaicas-williams-antigua-barbudas-lloyd-impress-in-womens-60m-heats-at-world-indoor-championships|website=SportsMax|accessdate=22 March 2025|title= Jamaica’s Williams, Antigua & Barbuda’s Lloyd impress in women’s 60m heats at World Indoor Championships|date=21 March 2025}}</ref> In the semi-final she ran 7.38 seconds and did not proceed to the final.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/international/world-indoors/mixed-fortunes-for-caribbean-athletes-as-prince-campbell-into-60m-hurdles-final-at-world-indoors-4 |website=SportsMax|accessdate=22 March 2025|date=22 March 2025|title= Mixed fortunes for Caribbean athletes as Prince, Campbell into 60m hurdles final at World Indoors}}</ref> in the the [[2025 World Athletics Championships]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://jahphixtelevision.com/2025/09/10/road-to-tokyo-bvi-athletes-qualify-through-ranking-system-for-world-championships/|website=jahphixtelevision|accessdate=17 Sep 2025|date=11 Sep 2025|title= LOCAL NEWSRoad to Tokyo: BVI Athletes Qualify Through Ranking System for World Championships}}</ref> |
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British Virgin Islands athlete
| Nationality | British Virgin Islands |
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| Born | 9 March 2001 |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
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Beyonce Defreitas (born 9 March 2001) is a track and field athlete from the British Virgin Islands who competes as a sprinter.[1]
She attended Elmore Stoutt High School in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.[2] She studied at the University of Central Florida.[3]
She was selected for the British Virgin Islands team at age-group levels at the 2014 and 2018 CARIFTA Games.[4][5] She was a silver medalist in the 200 metres at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, to become the first female medalist at the Games for her nation.[6][7] She became a member of Sprint Tech Track Club in Clermont, Florida.[8]
Alongside Kyron McMaster, she was one of only two athletes from the British Virgin Islands selected for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where she raced in the 200 metres.[9][10] She reached the semifinals of the 200 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[11] Along with Rikkoi Brathwaite, she had been a flag bearer for her country in the opening ceremony.[12]
She was selected for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador.[13] She was a silver medalist in the 200 metres and a bronze medalist in the 100 metres at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in Costa Rica.[14][15]
She ran a 7.26 seconds personal best and reached the semi-finals of the 60 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.[16] In the semi-final she ran 7.38 seconds and did not proceed to the final.[17] In September 2025, she competed in the 200 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[18][19]
