Aussie teen upsets world champ in stunning victory
Australian 100m record holder Torrie Lewis has made a huge statement on the international stage just three months out from Paris 2024, with a breakthrough win in the 200 metres at the season-opening Diamond League event in Xiamen, China.
Lewis, running in the outside lane, flew home to win in 22.96 seconds.
The 19-year-old edged Tokyo 2020 gold medallist and reigning 100m world champion Sha’Carri Richardson by just 0.03 seconds in a photo finish.
American Tamara Clark (23.01) took third place.
Making her individual Diamond League debut after a successful domestic campaign, which included setting the new national 100-metre record in January, Lewis led the undercard.
Speaking after her Diamond League win, Lewis could barely believe she could win in such a high-calibre field.
“No, not at all. It was so surreal beating Sha’Carri. I didn’t even notice I beat them until I saw the replay and I was like, ‘Holy crap’. So surreal.” she said.
“My goal was to just hold on as long as I could. I was in lane nine, so I knew they would all be in front of me by 50 or 60 metres, but I just wanted to do as well as I could.
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