Bianca Williams

Bianca Williams (born 18 December 1993) is a British athlete. She competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where she won bronze medals in the 200 m, and in the 4 × 100 m relay. She has also won two medals as part of the British team at the IAAF World Relays; with silver in the 4 × 200 m in 2014, and bronze in the 4 × 100 m in 2015. She ranks fifth on the UK all-time list at 200m with her best of 22.58 secs.

Williams is in a relationship with the Portuguese sprinter Ricardo dos Santos with whom she has a son, born 2020.

In July 2020, Williams and dos Santos accused the Metropolitan Police of racial profiling after having their car stopped and searched whilst returning from a training session, Williams uploaded a video of them both being detained and searched.

After the incident occured, Linford Christie shared Williams' video of the incident on Twitter, with the comment "Racist police aren't just in America #BLM". Williams subsequently spoke with The Times and accused the police of racial profiling and acting violently towards her family. Sir Keir Starmer said on LBC that senior Met officers should feel “very uncomfortable” about the force’s handling of the case. The Met issued a statement stating that the vehicle in question was driving on the incorrect side of the road for a long time and attempted to drive away when the police initially pulled them over.