Jessica Lewis Places 4th In 400M Semi Finals
Following her bronze medal showing in yesterday’s [Oct 24] 100m finals, Bermuda’s Jessica Lewis was back on the track today taking part in the 400m semi-finals at the IPC World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Lewis placed 4th in the heats, crossing the line in a time of 1:04.47, in a time that will not see her advance to the finals. She will continue competing tomorrow, where she will take to the track for the 800m semi-finals.
The 22-year-old athlete competes in four distances — 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m — with the 100m being her strongest race, as demonstrated by yesterday’s medal winning performance, which marked the first time Bermuda has won an IPC World Championship medal.
Video, courtesy of the IPC, of Ms Lewis in the 100m medal ceremony yesterday
Being held from 21-31 October on Qatar, the IPC World Championships features around 1,300 athletes from 90 countries. China presently heads the medal table with 26, the Russian Federation is second with 21, and the USA is third with 13.
Bermuda is – for the first time in history — also on the IPC World Championships medal table, holding the 41st position, where we are tied with the Czech Republic, Japan, Mozambique, Trinidad & Tobago, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
Great coverage – of a great athlete who once again has put Bermuda on the world map !