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Jessica Lewis Ready To Race In Paris
Jessica Lewis will look to continue her fine form when she races at the WPA Paris Grand Prix as she builds towards the Paralympic Games in the French capital this summer. Lewis competes in the T53 100 metres tomorrow [June 13] at 7.05 am and the T53 400 on Friday at 12.06 pm. The Bermudian set a personal best of 16.12sec to break the America’s record... Read more of this article
Jah-Nhai Perinchief Finishes Fourth In NYC
Jah-Nhai Perinchief finished fourth in the men’s triple jump final at the USATF NYC Grand Prix at the Icahn Stadium on Sunday [June 9]. Perinchief, who hopes to represent Bermuda at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer, posted a best leap of 16.27 metres in his third attempt. The event was won by Donald Scott, of the United States, with a jump of... Read more of this article
Lewis Finishes 3rd In Jutzeler Memorial Track
Jessica Lewis was in action during the first day of Daniela Jutzeler Memorial track meet in Switzerland. Lewis began with the T53 women’s 400m race where she finished third in this race clocking a time of 58.16, which was just shy of her personal best time at the distance of 58.12. Samantha Kinghorn finished first in a time of 51.40, and Angela Ballard... Read more of this article
Jessica Lewis Breaks America’s 100m Record
Jessica Lewis concluded competing in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland, making an outstanding showing to break the America’s record in the T53 100m, shattering the old record which has stood since 1997. Lewis finished 3rd competing in the T53 women’s 100m race clocking a personal best and an Americas Record breaking... Read more of this article
Jessica Lewis Finishes 4th In 400m In Switzerland
Jessica Lewis was back in action competing in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland. Lewis competed in the T53 Women’s 400m race finishing fourth clocking a time of 58.60, Catherine Debrunner won the race in 50.19, Samantha Kinghorn was second in 51.83, and Angela Ballard rounded out the podium clocking 58.12. Related Stories Lewis... Read more of this article
Lewis Wins T53 Women’s 200m In Switzerland
Jessica Lewis began competing in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland. Lewis took to the track for the T53 women’s 200m race, recording a winning time of 30:53, Anita Scherrer was second in 33:96, and Joke Stragier was third in 47:73. Related Stories Jessica Lewis Wins In Cruisers Classic Jessica Lewis Grateful For ‘Amazing... Read more of this article
Results Of Latest BNAA Hosts Track Meet
The Bermuda National Athletics Association hosted a track meet at the Flora Duffy South Field Stadium at the National Sports Center. The under 17 women’s 200 meter dash was won by Lashee Jones who clocked 26.63, Amaris Munya was second in 26.93, and Zyari Lawrence finished third stopping the clock in 26.95. Norre Robinson clocked a time of 10.56 winning... Read more of this article
Raelyn Robinson Wins Medals At U.S. Track Meet
Six-year-old Bermudian Raelyn Robinson won two silver medals and one bronze medal at the Virginia Invitational Track Showcase. A spokesperson said, “The local track and field community is buzzing with excitement over the outstanding performance of six-year-old Raelyn Robinson at the recent Virginia Invitational Track Showcase, a USATF-sanctioned... Read more of this article
Dickinson & Outerbridge Win Medals In Florida
Ellise Dickinson and Miles Outerbridge represented Montverde Academy at the FHSAA State track and field 2A championships at the UNF-Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, with both winning medals. Dickinson stood on the podium three times in the event. She won the girls 200 meters bronze medal with a time of 24.24, clocked a personal best silver medal... Read more of this article
Famous Finishes 15th In NCAA East Regionals
Sakari Famous and her McNeese University track & field women’s teammates competed in the NCAA prelims in Lexington, Kentucky for an opportunity to move on to the NCAA division I outdoor track & field championships. In the NCAA D1 east regionals track and field women high jump round 1, Famous finished 15th with a top leap of 1.76m. Related... Read more of this article
Jessica Lewis Honoured In Float Parade
Bermuda athlete Jessica Lewis has shown her appreciation for an eye-catching float depicting her racing down the track in her wheelchair that took part in the Bermuda Day Parade on Front Street. The colourful float was designed by Jordan Carey on behalf of the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation, which Lewis described as “amazing recognition.” Lewis,... Read more of this article
Jessica Lewis Fourth In 400m In Japan
Jessica Lewis finished fourth the T53 400 metres at the Para Athletics World Championships in Kobe, Japan, today [May 23]. Lewis, who needed a top-two finish to guarantee qualification for the Paralympics in Paris this summer, finished in 1min 00sec 94sec. Zou Hongzhuan, of China, won the race in 54.57, with her compatriot Gao Fang second in 55.78.... Read more of this article
