Video: Lewis Advances To Finals At Paralympics
[Updated with video] Bermuda’s Jessica Lewis has just qualified for the 100m finals at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, recording a time of 17.42 in this afternoon’s heats to advance to the finals.
Hongzhuan Zhou from China finished first with a time of 16.64, Angela Ballard from Australia was second in 16.80, Kelsey Lefevour from the USA placed third in 17.28, Lewis was fourth with a time of 17.42 and Zeynep Acet from Turkey placed fifth with a time of 19.26. The top three from each heat, plus the athletes with the next two fastest times advance to the finals.
Lewis took part in the second of two heats, with the first heat seeing China’s Lisha Huang — the two-time defending gold medalist — shatter the world record.
The 100m finals, which will take place this evening, will see Lewis match up against Huang, Hongzhuan Zhou from China, Angela Ballard from Australia, Samantha Kinghorn from Great Britain, Hamide Kurt from Turkey, Kelsey Lefevour from the USA, and Ilana Dupont from Canada.
In addition to the 100m, Lewis will also compete in the 400m and 800m, and Bermuda is also being represented in Rio by Yushae Desilva-Andrade, who will become the first Bermudian to compete in boccia at the Paralympic Games.
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Wow – not much rest time! Good luck Lewis!
GO Jessica !