But 11.07 seconds sees her progress as only joint-11th quickest
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It would be foolish to write off Dina Asher-Smith on the basis of one Olympic 100 metres heat, even if it did see her beaten for the first time this year. But if there were question marks over her medal credentials before arriving in Tokyo, they have only increased now.
Asher-Smith, a perfectionist in every element of her life, does not do defeat. So easing down to clock 11.07 seconds and finish behind Americaâs Teahna Daniels was somewhat alarming in itself. As was only advancing joint-11th fastest across all the heats.
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Anita Neil with some of her official GB and England running kits
But the gran-of-three, who classes herself as brown British , helped by her sister Catherine Arrowsmith, is now on a quest for recognition of her achievement as a pioneer and acknowledgement that she was Britain s first black female Olympian.
Catherine said: I think her story should be recognised. She paved the way and was a pioneer.
Anita said: The journey I have had was quite different and difficult. Some people had it quite easy and were able to train or go to London for meets. I trained after work three days a week and they let me off early sometimes but I was doing piecework so it was very tiring.