Dina Asher-Smith suffers Commonwealth Games injury scare in world relay final

Dina Asher-Smith is facing a major battle to be fit for the Commonwealth Games after pulling up injured during the World Championships women’s 4×100 metres final, with Britain failing to win a medal for the first time in five global championships.

The British team were in bronze medal position behind America and Jamaica at the halfway point of the race when Asher-Smith was handed the baton for the third leg.

All appeared fine until she suddenly yelped in pain with around 25m remaining, stuttering with what appeared to be a left hamstring problem before bravely hobbling to hand the baton on to Daryll Neita, with the team now in last place.

Despite Neita’s best efforts – running the fastest split of anyone in the race – Britain could only finish sixth. America won gold in 41.14 seconds, Jamaica silver in 41.18sec and Germany bronze in 42.03sec.

Just 48 hours earlier, Asher-Smith had been elated to win world 200m bronze. She was then rested for the 4x100m heats, before coming into the team for her seventh race of the championships.

Last year, Asher-Smith was forced to pull out of the Olympic 200m when she tore her right hamstring at the British trials and only just recovered in time to compete in Tokyo, where she was well below her best.

She is one of the headline names for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, where she is due to line up for the 100m heats in just nine days’ time.

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