Crossing the finish line, she looked at the time, and both hands flew to her mouth in delight. Butterworth won in one minute 59.19 seconds, dipping under the automatic Olympic standard of 1:59.50 and shattering that elusive two-minute mark, finally. I just saw the time and was in shock and happiness, Butterworth said.
Butterworth overtook world silver medallist Melissa Bishop-Nriagu a few feet from the finish line to win in front of no fans at Claude Robillard Sports Complex. Bishop-Nriagu, whose all but locked up her Tokyo berth having already run the qualifying standard twice, was second in 1:59.50. Madeleine Kelly ran 2:00.30 to finish third, and could still earn a trip to Tokyo based on World Athletics ranking.
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