Lucia Moris

Lucia Moris
Personal information
Full nameLucia William Moris
NationalitySouth Sudanese
Born (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23)
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)100m, 200m

Lucia William Moris (born 23 March 2001) is an athlete from South Sudan who specialises in the 100 and 200 metre races.[1]

Biography

In June 2021, under the universality rule within the Olympic qualifying criteria which allows smaller nations with developing sports programs to send representatives to the competition, she was confirmed as being selected for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] In November 2019, prior to the original date of the games, Moris was training in Japan with the South Sudan squad in the city of Maebashi in preparation for the event and was able to stay there and train during the Covid-19 pandemic with the city sponsoring their extended stay. Speaking to Vice, Moris was quoted as saying, “It’s very different from home, and I miss my family and friends, but I want to compete at the highest level.”[3][4][5] At the games she was given the honour of being a flag bearer for her nation in the opening ceremony.[6]

Moris qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, but did not finish the first preliminary heat of the women's 100m after falling injured during the race.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Athletics - MORIS Lucia". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Kristina Knott sprints her way to Tokyo Olympics". Spin.ph.
  3. ^ "South Sudan athletes to keep training in Japan despite Tokyo 2020 postponement – AYN NEWS". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ "These Athletes Came to Japan in 2019 To Train for the Games. They're Still Stuck There". Vice.com.
  5. ^ Takenaka, Kiyoshi (6 February 2020). "South Sudan Olympic athlete says he plans to take home message of peace". Reuters.
  6. ^ "Athletics flag bearers help to light up Olympic Opening Ceremony in Tokyo". Worldathletics.org. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  7. ^ Kilgore, Adam (2 August 2024). "An Olympic sprinter fell injured. So her opponent turned back". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  South Sudan
Tokyo 2020
with
Abraham Guem
Paris 2024
with
Kuany Kuany 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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