Asher-smith sets sights on double gold

Dina Asher-smith will go for double gold at next year’s World Championships.

The triple European champion plans to run the 100m and 200m in Doha as she steps up her bid for global dominance.

The 23-year-old ran two world leading times in 2018 – 10.85 seconds in the 100m and 21.89s in the 200m – on the way to winning both events in Berlin in August.

Long-time coach John Blackie said: “The intent (in Berlin) was, if we can do two, then maybe come the World Championships, we may go for the double again.

“The summer was the first time we had done two events. We wanted to see how well Dina could cope with it. There’s no rest day at the Worlds, assuming she gets through to the final of the 100m – two races that day. The 200m starts the following day.”