What time is Dina Asher-Smith running? UK start times and schedule for 4x100m heats and final
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Updated 02/08/2021 at 02:24 GMT
Dina Asher-Smith is already the fastest British woman in history but suffered disappointment in Japan. The Team GB sprinter was expected to compete in the 100m and 200m but will now likely feature in just the 4x100m relay. You want it? We have it. Stream every Olympic event live on discovery+
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British fans were expected to be keeping close tabs on Dina Asher-Smith with the talented sprinter aiming for gold in the 100m and 200m events.
The 25-year-old is the fastest British woman in history and the current reigning world champion at 200m.
She's also a four-time European champion and an Olympic bronze medallist from the 4x100m relay in Rio, and was hoping to become the first British woman to win an Olympic individual sprint gold.
Asher-Smith started that journey on day one of the athletics schedule as she finished behind American Teahna Daniels in her 100m heat, reaching the semi-finals with a run of 11.07 seconds.
"It felt good to be out here and to finally get going, and it's just great to finally get my Olympics under way," she said, but misfortune was to come.
"I was just thinking about making it through to the next round safely, at the same time as knowing I've got another level to give.
"I am really happy. And I do have another level - of course I do, it's an Olympics."
However, the 25-year-old sprinter had to withdraw from the 200m event after struggling during the 100m semi-final.
Heartbreak for Asher-Smith as fitness issues end 100m, 200m dreams
Team GB star Asher-Smith has said she will not be competing in the 200m at the Olympic Games .
Asher-Smith was seen as one of Great Britain’s primary medal hopes, but she revealed that she has been struggling with a hamstring tear that she suffered at the end of June at the British Athletics Championships.
And after failing to make it through to the final of the 100m, she confirmed that her fitness levels mean she is unable to compete in the 200m under the advice of her team.
But speaking trackside to Eurosport's Greg Rutherford, she said she hopes her Games are not over with the 4x100m relay to come: "Individual [events are over]. I want to do the relay. The decision the doctors left it with was that ultimately, whether I came here and competed or not was my coach’s decision.
"I’m a competitor so even if my leg was hanging off, I would be like 'yeah let’s get it, I don’t care', you can put yourself in that mindset.
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'Absolutely gutting' - Rutherford crushed by Asher-Smith not making 100m final
"But it does take somebody a bit wiser, a bit more grounded to turn round and go 'no Dina, I know you’re an animal, I know you’re a competitor, but fundamentally we’re missing a little bit of this power, a little bit of that transition in training which you had in spades a few weeks ago, but just because of the nature of what you have, we haven’t had the time to put it back in'.
"Had this been a month later, had this been six weeks later, it’s a completely different story, but it’s not. Life can be annoying sometimes."
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'Real struggle' - Nightmare for Asher-Smith as she fails to make 100m final
Speaking to Eurosport, Asher-Smith also revealed the extent of her battle against the injury that she sustained in June - before a second opinion allowed her to at least travel to Tokyo to compete.
"I tore my hamstring. Initially that day I was told it was a complete rupture and that I would need surgery and a 3-4 month recovery and so over that 72 hours obviously that was rock bottom and I just opened my eyes and cried, talked to my friends, cried.
"I told my golden circle of trust that I wasn't going to the Olympics. Absolute sheds of tears."
However, Asher-Smith hopes to compete in the 4x100m relay - the heats of which start on Thursday, with the final taking place on Friday.
What time is Dina Asher-Smith running? (All times BST)
It's unclear if Asher-Smith will definitely run in the heats of the 4x100m relay but if she does viewers can cheer her on at 02:00 BST on Thursday, August 5.
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