Time to push the limits: Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith won her first global title – the 200m world outdoor title in 2019 – at 23. — AFP
PARIS: Dina Asher-Smith once watched up close as Jessica Ennis-Hill won Olympic heptathlon gold and now Britain’s greatest ever female sprinter hopes the roles will be reversed in Paris.
Asher-Smith carried bags for athletes at the 2012 London Games and watched one of her heroines Ennis-Hill take the title on what became known by the hosts as “Super Saturday” as Greg Rutherford won the long jump and Mo Farah the 10,000m.
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