World Athletics Championships 2019: Dina Asher-Smith takes silver in thrilling 100m

Updated 30/09/2019 at 10:06 GMT

Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith smashed her own national record to take a superb silver medal behind Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the women’s 100 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, gold, Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain, silver, and Marie-Josée Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast, bronze, celebrate

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The 23-year-old clocked 10.83 seconds but could not match Fraser-Pryce, who stormed to her eighth world title in 10.71. Marie-Josee Ta Lou (Ivory Coast) finished third in 10.90.

"I worked so hard for this, for this championship, and hopefully I'll go on to do bigger things," Asher-Smith told BBC Sport.

When I stood on the line I was thinking right, this is your time to go. A PB, a national record - that is more than you can ask for in a final. Shelly-Ann did a fantastic performance and that's why she's an absolute legend. I am happy!

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Asher-Smith had already made history after a season’s best 10.87 in her semi-final saw her become the first British woman to reach a world 100m final.

But it was Fraser-Pryce who always looked the favourite after cruising through the early rounds and so it proved, with the 32-year-old exploding out the blocks and storming to victory.

Asher-Smith, a three-time European champion from Berlin last summer, now turns her attention to the 200 metres, with the heats getting underway on Monday.

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