Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Women's 200 Metres Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 2, 2019 Britain's Dina Asher-Smith reacts after winning gold REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
DOHA (Reuters) - Dina Asher-Smith seized her golden opportunity to win the world championship 200 metres on Wednesday and become the first British woman to claim a global sprint title.
With many of the top medal contenders pulling out or skipping the event, Asher-Smith proved the class act in the field, powering home in a national record 21.88 seconds to add gold to the silver she won in the 100m.
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