Dina Asher-Smith in Olympic heartbreak as she FAILS to make 100m finals after Team GB star comes third in semi

DINA ASHER-SMITH, the poster-girl of the Team GB athletics squad, dramatically failed to qualify for the women’s 100m at the Tokyo Olympics.

In a shock turn of events, the 100m world silver medallist crashed out of the semi-finals in Japan, coming 0.05 seconds off a place in the final.

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The 25-year-old finished third in heat one and 10th overall in the semi-finals with a time of 11.05 seconds that was way below her best.

She later revealed she was nursing a hamstring injury and was OUT of the Olympics - meaning she won't compete in the 200m event.

Asher-Smith usually has a habit of performing at the big championships.

But despite a decent start, she lacked the extra gear in the closing stages of the race.

As she walked through the mixed zone, she looked resigned to her fate and once two further semi-finals were completed it was obvious she was not going to secure a spot as a fastest qualifier.

There had been suggestions in recent days that the hamstring issue that put her out of the Gateshead Diamond League more than two weeks ago was worse than imagined or made public.

She later confirmed that to be the case.

Indeed, this was so unlike the Asher-Smith that British fans had expected on the biggest stage.

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World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica led the way with 10.73 seconds on what is a very fast track at the Olympic stadium.

There was good news for Team GB as Daryll Neita scrapped into the final in seventh place with an 11-seconds performance.

Asha Philip finished last in heat two in a time of 11.30 seconds.

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