Jessica Lewis qualified for the T53 400 metres final at the World Para Athletics Championships in London yesterday.

Lewis finished fourth in her heat, with a time of 1min 1.96 sec, which was the slowest of the eight qualifiers for today’s final.

Zhou Hongzhuan, from China, won the heat in a championship-record time of 55.81, with world record-holder Chelsea McClammer, from the United States, second in 56.23. Turkey’s Hamide Kurt, who beat Lewis to the bronze medal in the 200 on Saturday, finished third in 57.43.

In the other heat Angela Ballard, from Australia, won in 56.20, with Britain’s Samantha Kinghorn second in 56.32. Kazumi Nakayama, of Japan, and Canada’s Ilana Dupont rounded out the qualifiers.

Kinghorn won gold in the 200 on Saturday, in a world-record time of 28.61, with Ballard second in 29.09. Kurt was third in 30.02, with Bermudian Lewis fourth in 30.47.

The final is set to take place at the London Stadium at 5.12pm Bermuda time today.

Lewis will be in action in her strongest event, the 100, on Sunday morning, with the 800 taking place on Sunday afternoon.

Lewis has cemented herself as one of the top wheelchair sprinters after a string of eye-catching performances at major competitions.

She won gold in the 100 at the Parapan Am Games in Toronto in 2015 to become the first Bermudian to medal at a major para-sports competition.

Lewis then reached a new high at the championships in Doha that same year, claiming bronze in the 100.

The Bermudian became a two-times Paralympian when she competed in Rio de Janeiro last summer, placing sixth in the 100 final.

She warmed up for the World Para Athletics Championships by winning several medals at the Canadian Track and Field Championships at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility in Ottawa, Ontario, this month.

Lewis captured golds in the 100 and 200 before claiming silver in the 800 and bronze in the 400.