Birmingham Grand Prix: Dina Asher-Smith shines to take second in 200m 'Olympic final' - BBC Sport

The British double European champion finished second behind Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo, who has opted to compete in the 400m in Doha.

"This was like a Olympic or world final so it would have been a silver," said Asher-Smith, referring to the field.

"It was fantastic to be able to run against this class at home."

Asher-Smith led with about 40m of the race remaining before 6ft 1in Miller-Uibo, the world number one over 200m last season, eased past to take victory in 22.24 seconds. The 23-year-old clocked 22.36 and Jamaica's London 2012 champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, claimed third in 22.50.

The field, that included double world 200m champion Dafne Schippers, double world sprint silver medallist Marie-Josee Ta Lou and Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare - the second fastest woman this season - all struggled in the cool, windy conditions.

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