Linford Christie says Dina Asher-Smith was Britain’s best athletics medal hope
Dina Asher-Smith was Britain’s best athletics medal hope, former British sprinter and Olympic gold medallist Linford Christie has said.The 25-year-old was tipped to become the first British woman to take an individual sprint medal since Dorothy Hyman in 1960.
But she failed to reach the 100m final in Tokyo after finishing third in her semi-final and later said she tore her hamstring five weeks ago.
She has also pulled out of the 200m next week but will compete in the 4x100m relay.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by anti-terrorism police in France after he said on social media he wanted to "die a martyr" at the Olympic Games in Paris.. Sky News
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by anti-terrorism police in France after he allegedly said on social media he wanted to "die a martyr" at the Olympic Games.. Sky News
Olympic champion Adam Peaty calls for greater anti-doping transparency in sport after it emerged 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance.. BBC Sport
During a nighttime training flight, two Japanese navy helicopters, each carrying four crew members, crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo, possibly colliding with each other, according to the country's defence minister on Sunday. Tragically, one crew member recovered from the waters was later declared deceased, while rescuers continued to search for the remaining seven who were still missing. The incident occurred late Saturday near Torishima island, approximately 600 kilometres (370 miles) south of Tokyo, involving two SH-60K choppers from the Maritime Self-Defense Force, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara informed reporters.
#JapanHelicopterCrash #NavalTrainingTragedy #PacificOceanAccident #SH60sDisaster #JapaneseNavyLoss #TrainingExerciseTragedy #HelicopterCollision #NavalAviationIncident #PacificTrainingMishap #NavalAviationTragedy
~PR.152~ED.194~GR.125~HT.96~
Twenty-three Chinese swimmers tested positive before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 but were cleared to compete after it was found to be caused by contamination. BBC Sport
Dina Asher-Smith failed to qualify for the 100 metres final and Karriss Artingstall collected Team GB’s first confirmed boxing medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with bronze in the women’s..
Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:47Published
Dina
Asher-Smith , Joins Fight, for Athletes
Right to Protest.
According to BBC Sports, the International Olympic Committee changed its rules to allow protests before and after events earlier in..
Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:30Published
Team GB will target over 50 medals amid unprecedented circumstances when the Tokyo Olympics get under way later this month. Britain’s 376-strong squad is its biggest for an overseas Games, and women..
Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 02:01Published
![2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean during training, 1 dead | Oneindia [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240421/1373317556-Japanese-navy-helicopters-crash-in-the-Pacific.jpg)
![Tokyo 2020 round-up: Asher-Smith's 100m heartbreak and a boxing bronze [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210731/2107311733-Tokyo-2020-round-up-Asher-Smith-100m.jpg)
![Dina Asher-Smith Joins Fight for Athletes Right to Protest [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210726/1322509819-Dina-Asher-Smith-Joins-Fight-for-Athletes-Right.jpg)
![What to expect from the Tokyo Olympic games [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210709/2107091222-What-to-expect-from-the-Tokyo-Olympic-games.jpg)
