Dina Asher-Smith is raring to go at today's 100m semi-final at the Tokyo Olympics. She's one of Britain's leading sprinters and as Tokyo's "poster child" (in the words of the World Athletics President, Sebastian Coe), you won't want to miss her.
The Londoner made her Olympic debut in 2016 in Rio, where she finished 5th in the women's 200m and took home a bronze medal for the 4x100m relay.
But the spotlight truly shone on the 25-year-old after setting a world-record for the 200m during the 2019 Athletics World Championships in Doha, earning her a gold medal.
So far this Olympic season, her record remains unbeaten. Asher-Smith is competing in both the women's 100m and 200m and she'll also be part of the 100m relay squad in Tokyo - a triple threat.
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"I'm much, much stronger physically than I was in 2019," the Team GB athlete said.
"I've been doing things my coach has been hoping I could do for many years - now I can do them. I'm hoping I can do them straight off the bat."
Today (Saturday 31st July), she's back on the track to compete in the women's 100m semi-finals and potentially the final itself. Here's all the information you need on the young athlete's Olympic schedule.
"She won't like me to say this, but it's inevitable that she'll be the poster child for Tokyo," said World Athletics President Sebastian Coe in a recent interview.
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He's not wrong. The 25-year-old was recently featured on the cover of the August digital edition of British Vogue, marking her as an icon for British culture and ultimately, a role model for aspiring female athletes.
"I think that that's a really nice position to be in, where you have the opportunity to touch so many people's lives, to create a moment, and make so many people proud, make so many people feel emotion, make so many people scream at their TVs, cry if it goes well, cry if it doesn't," she said.
When is Dina Asher-Smith next running in Tokyo?
Asher-Smith's first Tokyo 2020 event was the women's 100m heats. She finished in second place, securing her a position in the women's 100m semi-finals.
Here's a list of the remaining events she'll compete in and their start times:
Saturday 31st July
- Women's 100m semi-finals, 11:15am BST.
- Women's 100m final, 1:50pm BST
Monday 2nd August
- Women's 200m heats, 2:30am BST
- Women's 200m semi-final,11:25am BST
Tuesday 3rd August
- Women's 200m final, 1:50pm BST
Thursday 5th August
- Women's 4x100m heats, 2:00am BST
Friday 6th August
- Women's 4x100m final, 2:30pm BST
You can catch all of the live action at the Olympics on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, Sky Sports, Eurosport, and Discovery Plus.
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