Ishitile through to 100m semi-finals

NAMPA
2024-09-02
PARIS, 02 September 2024 – Paralympic sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda pictured during the women’s T11 100metre (m) race alongside Lorena Spoladore Silva of Brazil and her guide Renato Ben Hur Oliveira Costa (left) and Asila Mirzayorova and her guide Abduvokhidwon Mirzayorov of Uzbekistan (centre) during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA PARIS, 02 September 2024 – Paralympic sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda pictured during the women’s T11 100metre (m) race alongside Lorena Spoladore Silva of Brazil and her guide Renato Ben Hur Oliveira Costa (left) and Asila Mirzayorova and her guide Abduvokhidwon Mirzayorov of Uzbekistan (centre) during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA
By Hesron Kapanga
PARIS, 02 SEP (NAMPA) – Paralympic sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide, Sem Shimanda, have qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s T11 100-metre (m) race at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, currently underway in Paris, France.
Ishitile, who secured a gold medal in the 400m on Saturday, finished second in heat one with an African record time of 12.12 seconds, the fastest time in her heat and the second-fastest across all...
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PARIS, 02 September 2024 – Paralympic sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda pictured during the women’s T11 100metre (m) race of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games underway in Paris, France. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA
PARIS, 02 September 2024 – Paralympic sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda pictured during the women’s T11 100metre (m) race of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games underway in Paris, France. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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