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John Salvado

Torrie Lewis runs a PB in the Olympic 200m heats

Australian sprinter Torrie Lewis looked right at home on her Olympic debut. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Running in lucky lane nine, rising Australian sprint sensation Torrie Lewis has clocked a personal best in the opening round of the Paris Olympics women's 200m but just missed out on a direct route to the semi-finals.

The 19-year-old Queenslander - who broke the Australian 100m record early this year - stopped the clock at 22.89 seconds for fourth place on Sunday.

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