Maltese athlete Charlotte Wingfield was eliminated early this morning after finishing last in one of the heats of the women’s 100m race at the Rio Olympic Games.

Wingfield placed last in the race, with a time of 11.90 seconds. The race was won by Michelle-Lee Ahye of Trinidad and Tobago, who clocked in at 11 seconds. 

Earlier, Charlotte had won a 100m heat, finishing first in 11.86 seconds to qualify for the next stage of the competition. But she did not make it beyond that.

Wingfield’s time in her first attempt was 0.17 seconds outside her own national record of 11.69 she had set during the European Games, in Baku, last year. She clocked a worse time in the second attempt.

Swimmer finishes sixth

Swimmer Nicola Muscat placed sixth in her 50 metres freestyle heats at the Aquatic Stadium, failing to qualify.

The 22-year-old finished the race in 26.60 seconds.

Weightlifter places last

Weightlifter Kyle Micallef finished last after he failed to complete the competition in the 85kg category.

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