Torrie Lewis downs five-time Olympic gold medallist in record-breaking win
Australian sprinter Torrie Lewis has set a new national record in the 100-meter sprint, overcoming a persistent Achilles injury. Her performance at the PTS meet in Slovakia included a victory over five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah.
Why it matters
This achievement marks a significant comeback for an athlete and establishes her as a top contender for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
— 10:49pm , first published 11:41am
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Share A A A Just weeks ago, Torrie Lewis sat on the track and cried. It was only the warm-up for training, and she couldn’t even get through that without pain knifing up her leg.
If it were not for the Commonwealth Games coming up, she would have put a line through her season.
Australian sprinter Torrie Lewis has again broken her own national record. Getty Images The same Achilles that had torn last year and cruelled her season was screaming at her again. She hadn’t torn it again, but it was not right. The injury forced her to pull out of what would have been her last competition before the Commonwealth Games, where the athletics program begins next Monday.
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