Australian sprinter Torrie Lewis wins her Diamond League debut in the women's 200m, beating Sha'Carri Richardson

Australia 's fastest woman Torrie Lewis has made another stunning sprint breakthrough in the run-up to the Olympics by beating the world 100 metres champion and powering to a stunning 200m triumph at the season's opening Diamond League meeting in China.On a night in Xiamen when Armand Duplantis was setting another world pole vault record of 6.24 metres, Australia 's own soaring star led the undercard with her brilliant half-lap victory over two American stars.

It also edged her closer to Raelene Boyle's 56-year-old Australian under-20 record as well as the Olympic qualifying standard of 22.57. Griffith clocked 3min 59.04sec to claim sixth, followed by Billings, who recorded a seven-second personal best 3:59.59 in ninth, while Hall was timed at 4:00.71 in 10th. All were inside the 4:02.50 Olympic qualifying standard.

Another Diamond League debutant Ellie Beer finished fifth in the 400m, clocking 52.36 behind Dominican winner Marileidy Paulino, while Australian record holder Kathryn Mitchell, seeking a fourth Olympic appearance, finished sixth in the javelin with a 55.57m throw behind home winner Qianqian Dai.

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