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2021 Gateshead DL Recap: Dina Asher-Smith Wins Sprint Showdown as Hillary Bor Becomes 3rd American to Win a DL Steeple by LetsRun.com May 23, 2021 The 2021 Diamond League season kicked off with typically British weather — cold (50s), rainy, and windy — at the Muller Grand Prix Gateshead on Sunday. So perhaps it was appropriate that two British stars shone the brightest. In the women’s 100 meters, Dina Asher-Smith prevailed in a battle of the stars, running away from sprint sensation Sha...

SportsAsher-Smith defeats Richardson in Diamond League opener Reuters 1/3 Athletics - Diamond League - Gateshead - Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead, Britain - May 23, 2021 Great Britains Dina Asher-Smith celebrates winning her womens 100m heat REUTERS/Lee Smith Read More Britains Dina Asher-Smith overcame appalling home conditions to destroy a strong field, notably new American golden girl ShaCarri Richardson, to win the 100 metres in the opening Diamond League meeting of the season o...

Dina Asher-Smith crosses the line to claim victory in a cold, wet north east England  Credit: PA Make no mistake, this was a Dina Asher-Smith victory with serious ramifications: irrefutable proof that she can beat Sha’Carri Richardson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce over 100 metres. Britain’s golden girl took on the very best sprinters in the world and won. Bring on the Olympics. There may yet prove one minor issue. Gateshead on Sunday night could scarcely have borne less resemblance to the co...

Britains Dina Asher-Smith triumphs over United States prospect ShaCarri Richardson in Diamond League opener Dina Asher-Smith managed to secure the victory in the 100 metres final.  Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images Britains Dina Asher-Smith overcame appalling home conditions to destroy a strong field, notably American golden girl ShaCarri Richardson, to win the 100 metres in the opening Diamond League meeting of the season on Sunday. The 200m world champion got a fabulous star...

GATESHEAD, England (Reuters) - Britain's Dina Asher-Smith overcame appalling home conditions to destroy a strong field, notably new American golden gi...

Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith coped best in driving wind and rain to beat a stellar 100 metres field including United States rival Sha’Carri Richardson as England’s north-east town of Gateshead hosted the opening Wanda Diamond League meeting of the season.

OSTRAVA: American sprinter Fred Kerley won the 100 metres at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava in 9.96 seconds on...

Published on: Friday, May 21, 2021 By: AFP Text Size: Fred Kerley (centre) wins the men’s 100m race ahead of Justin Gatlin (right) and Andre de Grasse. – AFP photo OSTRAVA: American sprinter Fred Kerley won the 100 metres at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava in 9.96 seconds on Wednesday, seeing off 2004 Olympic champion and veteran compatriot Justin Gatlin. Kerley posted a sub-10sec time in April when he clocked 9.91 seconds for the second fastest time so far this season, trailing Trayvon B...

Mixed evening for Irelands Olympic hopefuls at Golden Spike meet in Ostrava There were personal bests set, while Nadia Power was ‘fairly disgusted’ with her showing in the 800m final. By The42 Team Wednesday 19 May 2021, 8:30 PM 5 hours ago 4,170 Views 0 Comments Nadia Power (file pic). Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO IT WAS A mixed evening for...

Cheptegei contributes one of five 2021 world bests on chilly night in Ostrava Wednesday, 19 May 2021 Uganda’s world 5,000 and 10,000 metres record holder Joshua Cheptegei showed he is human after all as he found the 25-year-old 3,000m world record of 7min 20.67sec set by Kenya’s Daniel Komen beyond him at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Ostrava. But his front-running personal best of 7:33.24 was still one of five world bests set on a thoroughly chilly evening at the M�...