The sprinter picked up a hamstring injury in the run-up the Games and said after the race she 'was not her normal self' as she tearfully announced she would pull out of the 200m
Asher-Smith came third in her heat and wasn't quick enough to go through as a fastest loserDina Asher-Smith has said she is pulling out of the 200m after failing to qualify for the 100m final.
The 25-year-old, the fastest British woman in history, had eased through qualifying on Friday but came up short in today's semi-final. Asher-Smith was seen as having a good chance of ending Britain's 60-year wait for an individual women's sprint medal. The Londoner picked up a hamstring injury in the run-up the Games and said after the race she"was not her normal self" as she tearfully announced she would pull out of the 200m.The 25-year-old said she had given everything just to make the Games after getting injured
Speaking to the BBC, Asher-Smith said she had been trying to recover from a torn hamstring - which doctors first thought might need surgery.More on Tokyo Olympics
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