Olympics-Athletics-Britain's Asher-Smith out of Games due to injury


Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 100m - Semifinal - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – July 31, 2021. Dina Asher-Smith of Britain reacts after the race REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

TOKYO (Reuters) -Britain's Dina Asher-Smith has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics due to injury, she told the BBC on Saturday, moments after failing to qualify for the 100 metres final.

Asher-Smith, the 200 metres world champion, said she tore her hamstring before the Games.

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