Dina Asher-Smith winning Great Britain's first gold medal at the 2019 World Championships,
in the women's 200 metres. Dina clocked 21.88 seconds to win in a new British record time.
She improved her own GB record for the distance set when winning the European 200m title
in Berlin the previous year (21.89). A new UK record by one hundredth of a second !
It was her second national record of the week after her 10.83 in the 100m, when winning
the silver medal.
2019 World Athletics Championships. Doha, Qatar.
Final women's 200 metres.
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Dina Asher-Smith
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Great Britain & N.I
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21.88 NR
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2.
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Brittany Brown |
United States |
22.22 PB
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3.
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Mujinga Kambundji |
Switzerland |
22.51 |
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4.
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Anglerne Annelus |
United States |
22.59
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5.
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Dezerea Bryant |
United States |
22.63 |
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6.
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Gina Bass |
Gambia |
22.71
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| 7. |
Ivet Lalova-Collio |
Bulgaria |
22.77
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8.
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Tynia Gaither |
Bahamas |
22.90
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Dina Asher-Smith winning her 200m semi-final in 22.16 seconds. She also won
her heat and throughout the competition was the fastest runner at each stage.
Naturally she was in the final !