• 200m final win is first global sprint title for a British woman
• ‘I still have things to work on … hopefully there is more to come’
Dina Asher-Smith believes that her stunning world 200m victory can be a springboard to Olympic glory next year – and expects to get even stronger and faster for Tokyo. She became the first British woman to win a global sprint title with a dominant display in Doha, charging home in 21.88sec to take gold and break her own national record in the process. It was her second medal of these championships to go with her silver in the 100m. But when the 23-year-old was asked whether it meant she was the finished article, she shook her head.
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Written by Sean Ingle in Doha
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/02/dina-asher-smith-world-athletics-championship-200m-gold-olympics under the title “Dina Asher-Smith already preparing for Olympic success after gold in Doha”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
