Dina Asher-Smith was all smiles last week — and for good reason. She’d just bagged her first 200m win of the season at the UK Championships in Birmingham. You could hear the satisfaction in her voice when she spoke after the race, even though she admitted, “I could have been a bit more active going my home stretch, but again, to be running these kind of times, you still have stuff to work on and be excited to go away and work on it. It’s a great position to be in. I mean, from an entertainment factor point of view, it was quite entertaining to watch.” And honestly, she had another reason to be buzzing, too.

When asked about her prep, Dina dropped a bit of news. “I’ve been working on some stuff to do with my race phasing, race prep. And I think, as you can see, it’s paid dividends. Lik

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