Lucia Moris

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

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

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 were 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]

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.


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