Asher-Smith third as Thomas claims 200m victory in Doha

Dina Asher-Smith began her 2022 outside season by ending third within the 200m within the opening Wanda Diamond League meet of the season in Doha.

On the identical observe that she claimed world gold on three years in the past, Asher-Smith produced a stable time of twenty-two.37s however couldn’t match winner Gabby Thomas.

American Thomas, an Olympic bronze medallist final summer season, set a brand new assembly report of 21.98s to say victory with Shericka Jackson second in 22.07s.

Asher-Smith completed third forward of Tamara Clark, with fellow Brit Beth Dobbin ending sixth in a time of 23.06s.

Elsewhere, Daniel Rowden completed fourth within the males’s 800m with a time of 1:49.56, in a race received by Kenyan Noah Kibet, whereas Naomi Metzger completed eighth within the ladies’s triple leap.

Windy situations contained in the stadium noticed the pole vault competitors, set to function world report holder Mondo Duplantis, was cancelled.

Nonetheless that benefited the javelin throwers competing, with Anderson Peters’ successful throw of 93.07m shifting him to fifth on the all-time checklist.

Reigning world champion and Olympic bronze medallist Noah Lyles edged out fellow American Fred Kerley within the males’s 200m.

Lyles prevailed with a clocking of 19.72s, simply 0.03s forward of Kerley with Olympic champion Andre De Grasse having to accept fourth.

World report holder Kendra Harrison began her outside season with victory within the 100m hurdles, with a time of 12.43s sufficient to carry off Tobi Amusan and Brittany Anderson.

Nonetheless, there was a big shock within the ladies’s 400m as two-time Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo struggled within the situations.

The Bahamian might solely end third in 51.84s, with Marileidy Paulino claiming victory in 51.20s forward of Stephanie Ann McPherson.

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