WORLD 100m SILVER MEDALLIST 🥈in a new British Record of 10.83 to become the first woman to win a medal in the short sprints for GB in 36 years
My first individual global medal 🤩
Thank you so much for the incredible support - I’m going to carry that into the 200m today ♥️ xxx
So it’s finally out...
@Barbie
have made me into a one-of-a-kind Shero doll🤯
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When I was told they wanted to do this I honestly screamed, jumped up + down and ran around my house!!!
#Doha2019
... what a Champs it’s been! I’m sorry I’ve been so slow to come on Twitter - I’ve been trying to stay in the zone for the relays despite being so unbelievably happy 😂
I’m the World Champion!!!
It hasn’t sunk in and feels very surreal! I’ve dreamt of this forever😭😍
Only went and came third at
#SPOTY
😱
What an honour. Thank you so, so much for voting for me!! I’m so grateful!!!
And Coach of the Year for John. What an evening. He deserves it so much, we’re so happy. Thank you 😍🥰
10.85 and European Champion!!!
😱🥇
Ten. Eighty. Five!! From ME! 😩
Thank you all so, so much for the support both online and from all those screaming last night in the stadium. I am so pleased with that win + still pinching myself. Now it’s time to refocus + prep for the 2
Officially made my second Olympic team 🙏🏾🥰
It’s always an incredible feeling to have been selected for a major Champs but the Olympics is just that little bit more special 🤩
🇬🇧🇯🇵♥️
I’m the Sportswoman of the Year!!! I honestly didn’t expect this! There have been loads of fab performances this year and of course there was the Winter Olympics... so I thought that it was nice to have been shortlisted but 😱🙊! Thank you so much!!!
#ProudParents
#SWOTY
Finally back at it!
7.08! A world leading time, equal PB and my fastest opener ever. Really happy with yesterday's performances and looking forwards to seeing what tomorrow brings
#Dusseldorf
#WorldIndoorTour
And here’s the race! Thank you all so, so much for your lovely comments - you’ve made me smile!! That was my last race before the world champs so 🥳! Back into some training and then off to acclimatise in the Middle East! My first diamond wow oh wow 💎
#diamondleague
xxx
22.18!!! Really happy to win last night at
#StockholmDL
in a new world leading time!!! 🥇
Next stop Rome to do my first 100 of the season! Excited!!!🇮🇹
#DiamondLeague
Proud to say that I’ve officially been selected to represent GB over the 100, 200 and 4x100m relay at this year’s World Championships! Let’s get it!!🔥🇬🇧
Bless you! We are all so proud of you and there is absolutely no need to apologise. As pro athletes we need to listen to our bodies and I'm glad that you did what's best for yours. Congratulations and can't wait to see what the future holds for you 🥰🥰
Your Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year!🙊
I’m so happy + honoured to receive this - thank you! Congratulations to the other nominees and to Kat
+ Jade on their awards too! Thank you to everyone that nominated me for this in the first place! I hope to continue to do you proud🥰
❤ respect. If someone is taking steps to protect their mental health people should listen and work together - not double-down and put her in this position. Athletes' mental health needs to be taken seriously + prioritised. We are people too. Bless her ☹
British 100m Champion🥇 over the moon to have retained my title yesterday and to have run some pretty good times into headwinds - even set a championship record in the final!!! Just a couple of races left before the World Champs in 🇶🇦 xxx
Me for
@britishgq
June 2020! ⠀
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Last bit of ‘work’ I did before the lockdown, before the Olympic postponement and well... before all of this really! 😢⠀
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Thank you so much GQ!! Felt so glam 🤩🧡
Took the win in Düsseldorf!
Pleased to have put together some strong performances over the past few days + end the racing drought! Now for a few days work and then onto Lieven 🔥 thank you for all the support, seeing your tweets and pics have made me smile. Loving being back!
On my way to my first outdoor race of the year! Never seen Heathrow so busy 😅 Grateful to be able to travel at this time - let's get this show on the road 💥🇮🇹
🥇 took the win at the
#GatesheadDL
!!
So happy to have put together a technically good race despite the North East throwing everything it had at us 🤣 running into a -3.1 headwind is no joke!
Thank you for all the support... way to kick-start the season ❤
#FreeShowerAnyone
Okay so I’m really late posting about this and chances are some of you would have already seen it... but King’s put me on their wall 🤯
I was stunned to have even been considered and I’m so proud to be up there. Thank you
@KingsCollegeLon
for holding me in such high regard♥️
Pride of Sport’s Sporting Hero for 2019 🤯⠀
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Thank you! To be considered a sporting hero by you guys is truly humbling and if I’m being honest feels a bit surreal! I really hope that I continue to make you all proud ♥️⠀
Been waiting for so long to be able to share this but this is my
@ELLEUK
July cover!
We talk so much about increasing the visibility of sportswomen +recently it’s been heartwarming to see so many stars celebrated. Hopefully this cover +the 2 special covers will take it further💛
About last night ♥️♥️♥️
Wow! What an honour to make the top six of BBC’s Sports Personality! To be lined up next to some of the biggest names and most talented athletes in British sport was incredible and didn’t even feel real at the time...
🤦🏾♀️ and it was a new British record and = fastest time in the world this year. Trust me to forget to put those key bits of info in the original tweet 😒 ah well here’s some more pics 😂
Excited to announce that I am going to be a columnist for the
@Telegraph
+ that it comes as part of their wider commitment to women’s sport ♥️this has loads of potential + will hopefully shine light on some incredible sporting feats that may have otherwise slipped under the radar
With 10.85 and 21.89, 2 world leads, 3 European golds, finishing 2nd in the Diamond League and a gold and bronze from the Commonwealth Games... it’s safe to say that 2018 has been an incredible season!
10.91 and 10.92 today for 🥈 today at
#LondonDL
! You can't beat racing in front of a home crowd!! Thank you so much for the warm reception and I am really happy to have done two strong performances back to back in front of you all! Next up
#BirminghamDL
🥰♥️🇬🇧
My view this morning !!! Back where I began at the Bromley Primary Schools Cross Country to start the first race! Good luck to everyone involved - especially Perry Hall 🍀♥️
☠️☠️ you guys are too much. I’ve missed twitter lmao!!!
I knew shericka was down to do something special so I had to give it a shot 😂😂😂 run fast or die trying!
Got the win!! In 10.93! Just a hundredth of a second behind the time I ran in Oslo a few days ago! Couldn’t be happier.
#TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork
♥️🇸🇪
Dina Asher-Smith anchors Great Britain to the 4x100m title in another world-leading mark of 41.88!
She becomes just the third sprinter in history to win the 100m, 200m and 4x100m at the same European Championships after Petra Vogt in 1969 and Katrin Krabbe in 1990.
#EC2018
So much needs to change with track and field over here. So much 🙃 The way we tell our narratives, the tone, the atmosphere, fan engagement, event structure and cohesion... So, so much. Athletes need to feel comfortable enough to be themselves.
Been cutting down my Twitter time lately but came on to add to the calls for
#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
Why is that man not in jail?
This is why people kneel. Racism, police brutality... all of this is something we all have to be vocal about. Irrespective of our race or nationality
Also so proud that our relay squad got silvers all around last night!
That meant that I’ve become the first Brit to medal three times at the same World Champs! Wow🥇🥈🥈
I’m so happy, thank you all for everything!
Can’t wait to get started again for 2020
#OlympicYear
xxx
Thank you all so much for your unwavering support! I’m honestly shocked by how many amazing messages and well wishes I’ve received, and I promise that I’m taking the time to reply to as many as possible!
It feels so incredible to have done so many people proud ♥️
George Floyd still at the front of my mind
Feel like it would be a great time for all the organisations and brands that celebrate Black History Month (+ more) in a tokenistic way and go on to make a huge profit and shift alot of product as a result to be doing something rn 👀
Seasons best of 10.91 for 🥈 last night in Lausanne!! Really happy to have finished so highly in such a stacked race and to have run my second fastest 100m ever 🥳 onwards and upwards
#DiamondLeague
xxx
And just like that we’re off again! So excited to be running at the
#MullerGPBham
on Saturday. Can’t wait to see you all there and say thank you for the support throughout
#Berlin18
♥️
One of my columns has been shortlisted for the International Sports Press Association’s Column of the Year award! Wow!! What an honour. This piece meant a lot to me and it feels so special to have been recognised internationally ‘off track’. Thank you ❤
✌🏾 out 2018! What a fab year!!! I became more confident, more independent and of course a little bit speedier lol. Excited to make 2019 another year full of growth and progression
#kaizen
🥰
I find it so strange when the commentators use words like "settle" for a medal... especially when the athlete is clearly so happy with their performance 😅
I can tell everyone now!!! I got to cook with MARY BERRY 😭😍🥰! I think this was the most star struck and nervous I’ve ever been in my life... but she was so sweet and it was so much fun. Catch Mary Berry’s Christmas Party tonight on BBC 1 at 8:30pm! ☃️🤶🏾
So wait... does this mean that athletes face up to another FOUR weeks of finding ways to fit in training - whilst potentially putting ourselves, coaches, support staff and loved ones at risk just to find out they were going to be postponed anyway!!!
Exclusive:
1. BBC declines to put GB Olympic trials on main channels or pay for the rights, but offers to host coverage on red button/website
2. UK Athletics says BBC can't have it for free
3. GB Olympic trials aren't on TV for the first time this century
When I was growing up there wasn’t many dolls that looked like me full stop, let alone one that represented what I wanted to be without compromising musculature and smaller features like make up + jewellery.
Yesterday’s race! Finished a close second but that doesn’t matter because... 10.92 😆
Can’t wait to build on this and hopefully get faster throughout the season.
Next stop - Stockholm 🇸🇪
Thank you to the
@SportSJA
for voting me your Sportswoman of the year thank you for awarding my coach
@blackiejohn
with your Chairman’s Award 🥺😭🥰
It feels amazing to be recognised by those in the industry + it means so much that John was celebrated too ♥️ thank you!!!
Very happy with today’s run! The past few weeks have been a whirlwind and I’m just so pleased to have been able to put on a good performance for such a warm home crowd. Thank you all for an amazing reception! ♥️ Now time to get some rest + put in some work before Zurich 💎
I'm loving the change in narrative around athletes and maternity too. Whether you call it a 'second phase' or a 'continuation' of their career, it's far better than when pregnancy was assumed to be the end ❤