Athletics: Dina Asher-Smith set to race at London Stadium in July

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British sprinter Dina Asher-SmithDina Asher-Smith has 2 Olympic bronze medals and a World Championship golden to her name.

British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith volition contention the 100m astatine the London Stadium Diamond League gathering connected 23 July.

Her quality volition beryllium a cardinal portion of her preparations for August's World Championships successful Budapest, Hungary.

Asher-Smith, 27, past ran astatine London Stadium astatine a 2019 Diamond League event, erstwhile she was 2nd to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica successful the 100m.

"To beryllium backmost competing successful the London Stadium volition beryllium precise special," said the erstwhile satellite 200m champion.

It was astatine London Stadium wherever Asher-Smith ran 10.99 seconds successful the 100m successful 2015 to acceptable what was past a British record.

She has since won medals astatine the Olympic Games, World and European Championships and Commonwealth Games.

"I cannot hold to contention successful beforehand of the astonishing location crowd," she added. "It is ever large to vie connected this signifier successful the UK, and aft 4 years distant from the stadium, each the athletes are truly looking guardant to putting connected a amusement for the fans.

"I person immoderate fantastic memories successful the stadium, truthful it volition beryllium astonishing to hopefully adhd much to those successful July. With the lawsuit lone a fewer weeks earlier Budapest, it volition besides beryllium a cardinal contention successful my preparation."

The World Athletics Championships instrumentality spot successful Budapest from 19-27 August.

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