Dina Asher-Smith takes to the Gateshead launchpad tomorrow with two pocket rockets standing between her and Olympic glory. She knows all about Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who denied her a World Championship golden double in Doha by forcing her to settle for silver in the 100 metres.
But Sha’Carri Richardson, at 5ft 1in almost as tiny and every bit as fast as the Jamaican great, is a largely unknown quantity.
The year-long Tokyo postponement has been a curse to many but it allowed for the stunning emergence of this 21-year-old, who oozes sass and self-confidence in equal measure - and plans to make it count. “I’m not worried about anybody in the race, no matter who it is,” declared the American. “Dina?
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