Dina Asher-Smith sobs her eyes out after stunning 200m World Championship gold
TEARY Dina Asher-Smith sobbed her heart out at becoming world 200m champion.
The heroic sprinter stormed to victory in a British record of 21.88sec to become our first female global champion.
And after crossing the line to clinch gold she blubbed: “I’m getting all emotional, I’m lost for words.
“This means a lot, I’m really happy. I have dreamt of this and now it’s real.
“Everyone said ‘You are the favourite.’ But you still have to go and do it and you have to perform. I was focused on that.”
The speedy Brit, 23, reckons this amazing triumph in Doha will propel her towards Olympic glory in Tokyo next year.
She added: “I’ll enjoy this one and use it as motivation to get into the big one next year.”
Asher-Smith beat American Brittany Brown by 0.34sec.
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Asher-Smith is only the SEVENTH British woman in the 36 years of this competition to win a world outdoors title.
Her name will now take pride of place alongside javelin thrower Fatima Whitbread, long-distance runners Liz McColgan and Paula Radcliffe, 400m hurdler Sally Gunnell, 400m star Christine Ohuruogu and heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill.