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Seb Coe, who knows a thing or two about winning Olympic titles, believes Asher-Smith will be Team GB’s “poster girl” in Tokyo. Given her seamless upward trajectory and personality it would take a brave person to argue with his lordship. Last autumn the 24-year-old won three world championship medals, including the 200m title, making her the greatest British female sprinter in history. Next year she will have live chances of Olympic gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay – although Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shaunae Miller-Uibo and the USA 4x100m team will have a thing or two (or three) to say about that. Sean Ingle
Written by Sean Ingle, Bryan Armen Graham and Kieran Pender
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/01/twenty-athletes-set-to-light-up-tokyo-2020-olympics under the title “Twenty athletes set to light up the Tokyo 2020 Olympics”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
