- Dina Asher-Smith was dejected after she failed to qualify for women’s 100m
- Asher-Smith won’t be involved following her fifth-place finish in semi-finals
Dina Asher-Smith admitted she was ‘fully disappointed’ after failing to qualify for the women’s 100 metres at the Paris Olympics.
Team GB’s Asher-Smith finished in fifth place in the semi-finals.
Asher-Smith told BBC Sport: ‘I’m just disappointed because I’m in great shape and have been in great shape all season, I fully expected to make that final, the race wasn’t even fast.
‘I know I’m in a lot better shape than that…yeah.
‘I just go on to the 200m, but again I’m fully disappointed. I should have made that.’
Dina Asher-Smith was ‘fully disappointed’ after failing to qualify for the women’s 100m
Asher-Smith wasn’t at her best as she finished in fifth place in the semi-finals in France
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica didn’t take part in the semi-finals as she withdrew
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce didn’t take part in the race after she withdrew.
Fraser-Pryce won gold in the 100 metres in Beijing in 2008 and London four years later.
Team GB’s Imani Lansiquot also missed out after finishing fifth in her semi-final.
However, Daryll Neita finished in second place in the third semi-final, which means she will be involved in the final.
Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia recorded the fastest time with 10.84 seconds.
Sha’Carri Richardson, Mujinga Kambundji, Twanisha Terry, Tia Clayton, Melissa Jefferson and Marie-Josee Ta Lou also reached the final.
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