Torrie Lewis Breaks Australian 100m Record, Defeats Olympic Champion in Commonwealth Games Warm-up

Torrie Lewis has broken her own Australian 100m record, clocking 11.04s at a meet in Slovakia, where she also defeated five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah, marking an ideal preparation for the Commonwealth Games.

22 Jul, 03:30 — 22 Jul, 06:47

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Torrie Lewis's dominant performance signals her strong form heading into the Commonwealth Games. Beating a decorated Olympian like Elaine Thompson-Herah in a record-breaking race demonstrates her potential to contend on the international stage.

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The GuardianMostly Factual20d ago

Torrie Lewis crushes Australian 100m record and beats Olympic great in ideal warm-up for Commonwealth Games

Sprint sensation wins the 100m in 11.04s at Slovakia meet Lewis takes down Jamaican great Elaine Thompson-Herah Torrie Lewis has completed the perfect preparation for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games by smashing her own Australian 100m record, taking down five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah in the process. Lewis claimed the win at the Tipos PTS meet in Slovakia in 11.04 seconds, stripping four hundredths of a second off the previous mark that the 21-year-old had set in the heats ...

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