New British champion Daryll Neita insists she can match Dina Asher-Smith on the world stage after taking her 100m title. The 200m world champion ran 10.87sec but could not beat Great Britain team-mate Neita, who believes she can challenge Asher-Smith ahead of next month’s World Championships in Eugene. To finally get the gold just means so much.”Last year’s champion Asher-Smith finished ahead of Imani Lansiquot but could not hide her frustration at second place. “I don’t like losing so I’m angry but I’m happy to be all in one piece heading on the plane to Eugene. “It was all about coming through and getting that Worlds place and I’m happy I’ve done that.

Source: The Times June 25, 2022 19:46 UTC