Dina Asher-Smith helps Team GB set new national record in 4x100m relay heats | Tokyo 2020

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Dina Asher-Smith returned to action to help Britain’s 4x100m team to a national record in Thursday morning’s heats.

That was enough to see them qualify fastest for Friday’s final, almost half a second quicker than the next best team from the United States.

The 41.55sec winning time set by Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Asher-Smith and individual 100m finalist Daryll Neita took 0.22sec off Britain’s previous best set when winning bronze at the Rio Olympics.

Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2021/08/05/dina-asher-smith-helps-team-gb-set-new-national-record-4x100m/

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