Keeping her emotions in check was key according to Dina Asher-Smith as the sprinter backed up her British-record setting form with another storming run at the latest Diamond League meeting.
Keeping her emotions in check was key according to Dina Asher-Smith as the sprinter backed up her British-record setting form with another storming run at the latest Diamond League meeting.
On Thursday the 22-year-old broke her own 100m record with a run of 10.92 seconds in Oslo to finish second behind Ivory Coast’s Murielle Ahoure.
But she turned the tables on her rival three days later to take top spot in Stockholm – this time stopping the clock at 10.92.
The Olympic relay bronze medallist has already tasted international success this season with 200m bronze and 4x100m gold at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in April.
And ahead of the European Championships in August, the Brit was encouraged by not just her form, but also by retaining a cool temperament on the track.
“I am really happy that I was able to reproduce that time (from Oslo) because I am an excitable person so when I do something good, I normally take a little bit of time to come down, so the big thing for me was controlling my excitement and not getting psychologically drained between races. So, I am really happy that I was able to do that.
“I was especially happy with the second half of the race. The start wasn’t quite what I wanted but after that I was happy with how I came through as this is what my coach and my team have been working on.
“Now I can go and recover and head home for the trials (British Athletics Championships).”
Asher-Smith was just one of a number of Brits to impress on Sunday with Lorraine Ugen also triumphing, this time with a season’s best 6.85m in the long jump.
Laura Muir also recorded a campaign best, finishing second in the 1500m behind Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay in a time of 3:58.53. Teammate Laura Weightman was eighth, also in a season’s best 4:02.90.
Continuing the Scottish success and 1500m Commonwealth bronze medallist Jake Wightman placed third in the 1000m.
And there was also a third place for Shelayna Oskan-Clarke in the non-Diamond League women’s 800m, as she overcame Lynsey Sharp in the home straight.
Sportsbeat 2018