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Dina Asher-Smith suffers more frustration as she cramps up AGAIN in the European Championships 100m final… with fellow Brit Daryll Neita winning bronze in Munich
- Cramp stopped Dina Asher-Smith in her tracks at the European 100m final
- Asher-Smith expressed her frustration as her progress was halted by injury
- Britain’s Daryll Neita was able to secure a bronze medal in Munich
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In a sight that is becoming regrettably familiar, Dina Asher-Smith’s charge for a major medal was wrecked by injury in the European 100m final on Tuesday night. But while she succumbed to cramp, Daryll Neita fought it off to take a fine bronze medal in Munich.
It was a superb effort in a thrilling race from Neita, who felt pain in the blocks but rose to finish third in 11sec, just 0.01sec behind gold medallist Gina Luckenkemper and Mujinga Kambundji in second.
For Asher-Smith, though, it was the recurring nightmare of an interrupted campaign. She suffered with her hamstrings prior to the Tokyo Olympics and again at the recent World Championships, which saw her retire from the Commonwealth Games.
Dina Asher-Smith’s charge for a major medal was wrecked by injury as she suffered from cramp
Smith said: ‘I am OK. I got cramp. I can’t be running on two cramping calves. I am in good shape so I am frustrated.’
Neita, who has had a frantic and successful breakthrough season, said: ‘I haven’t cramped all year. I did my best and I got through in one piece with a medal on one leg.’
Asher-Smith expressed her frustration after she was stopped in her tracks again by cramp
Britain’s Daryll Neita managed to take the bronze medal in the 100m final in Munich
In the men’s 100m, Marcell Jacobs added the European title in a championship record of 9.95sec to his Olympic gold of last year. The Italian was run close by Britain’s Zharnel Hughes, the defending champion, who won silver in 9.99sec, ahead of fast-rising team-mate Jeremiah Azu, 21.
Earlier, Britain’s Jacob Fincham-Dukes thought he had won the long jump silver, only to lose his 8.06m jump after a protest against a fractional foul from the French team.
The British contingent were last night considering making an appeal.
Laura Muir cruised into Friday’s final of the women’s 1500m by jogging to a heat win in 4:06.40.