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John Salvado

Australian Bree Masters gets spot in Olympic 100m semis

Australian Bree Masters and US superstar Sha'Carri Richardson booked spots in the 100m semis. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Bree Masters has stormed home in the slipstream of the great Sha'Carri Richardson to become the first Australian woman in 24 years to qualify for the Olympic 100m semi-finals.

Drawn alongside the reigning world champion from the United States in lane seven, the 29-year-old Masters finished strongly to claim the third and final automatic qualifying spot in the opening heat on Friday in 11.26 seconds.

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