Dina Asher-Smith saved her best time of the season for the final of the women's 200m final
but it was not quite enough to win a medal. She is pictured above crossing the finish line of the final.
In the circumstances it was a remarkable performance, because in February she broke her foot in
a training accident. She recorded 22.73 in her semi-final - also a S.B. - behind TA LOU (see below).
However, more was to come - in the Women's 4x100m relay. After qualifying for the final with
a season best of 41.93, behind the USA's 41.84 the same team repeated the position later
that day in the final (albeit running a little slower).
2017 World Athletics Championship. London Olympic Stadium,
England.
Women's 200 metres final.
| 1. |
SCHIPPERS |
Dafne |
Netherlands (NED) |
22.05 |
SB
|
| 2. |
TA LOU
|
Marie-Josée
|
Ivory Coast (CIV) |
22.08 |
NR |
| 3. |
MILLER-UIBO |
Shaunae
|
Bahamas (BAH) |
22.15 |
|
| 4. |
ASHER-SMITH |
Dina |
Great Britain (GBR) |
22.22 |
SB |
| 5. |
STEVENS |
Deajah
|
United States (USA) |
22.44 |
|
| 6. |
DUNCAN |
Kimberlyn
|
United States (USA) |
22.59 |
|
| 7. |
EMMANUEL |
Crystal |
Canada (CAN) |
22.60 |
|
| 8. |
GAITHER |
Tynia |
Bahamas (BAH) |
23.07 |
|
Dina in her semi final.
2017 World Championships. Women's 4x100 metres relay Final. London.
| 1. |
United States (USA)
|
Aaliyah Brown, Allyson Felix, Morolake Akinosun, Tori Bowie |
41.82
|
WL
|
|
| 2. |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Asha Philip, Desirèe Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita |
42.12 |
|
|
| 3. |
Jamaica (JAM) |
Jura Levy, Natasha Morrison, Simone Facey, Sashalee Forbes |
42.19 |
SB |
|
The British team with their silver medals.
On Friday 8th June 2018 in Oslo, at the famous Bislett Games, Dina broke her UK 100 metres record of 10.99
(set in 2015 as a teenager) with a new improved time of 10.92 seconds. In Stockholm two days later she
then ran a winning 10.93 seconds just to underline her new found speed over the shorter sprint diatance.