- Women’s 4x100m squad book automatic spot at Paris Olympics
- Australia’s fastest woman anchors team at World Relays meet
A squad anchored by Australia’s fastest woman Torrie Lewis has smashed the national 4x100m record for the second time this year to claim an automatic spot at the Paris Olympics.
Racing at the World Relays meet in the Bahamas, Ebony Lane, Bree Masters, Ella Connolly and Lewis clocked 42.83 seconds to finish second in their heat behind Germany. It was the fifth fastest overall time, with the top two in each heat advancing to the final and guaranteeing their places for the Olympics in early August.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/05/torrie-lewis-sprinter-australia-4x100m-relay-team-break-24-year-olympics-drought-paris-games
Author : Australian Associated Press
Publish date : 2024-05-05 09:28:03
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