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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Torrie Lewis breaks own 100m national record in bright start to world championships

Australia’s Torrie Lewis sets a national record while racing against Sha'Carri Richardson
Australia’s Torrie Lewis sets a national record while racing against Sha'Carri Richardson in the women's 100m heats on day one of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images

Australia’s fastest woman Torrie Lewis has surged into the semi-finals of the 100m on the opening night of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo and declared – even after setting a new national record – that she can go faster.

The 20-year-old finished third in her heat behind American Sha’Carri Richardson and Jamaican Shericka Jackson with a time of 11.08s despite a headwind of 0.8m/s.

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