Dina Asher-Smith faces race to be fit for Commonwealth Games after suffering an injury scare

Dina Asher-Smith’s hopes of competing at subsequent week’s Commonwealth Games will hinge on the outcomes of a scan that the star sprinter may have after arriving again within the UK on Monday.

Asher-Smith pulled up sharply throughout the 4x100m relay remaining on the World Championships in Oregon on Saturday night time however managed to hobble via the final 25 metres of her leg earlier than handing the baton to team-mate Daryll Neita, who carried them to a sixth-place end in 42.75secs.

Asher-Smith had earlier damaged her British report to end fourth within the 100m remaining and he or she additionally received a bronze medal over 200m, making her one in all Britain’s main hopes at subsequent week’s Commonwealths in Birmingham and subsequent month’s European Championships in Munich. But there may be now critical doubt whether or not she is going to line up at both. 

Dina Asher-Smith faces a wait to see if she will compete on the Commenwealth Games

Asher-Smith  (C) hobbled via the final 25 metres of her leg earlier than passing the baton to Daryll Neita (R)

‘I hope it’s nothing critical as a result of I’ve bought much more races to do that 12 months,’ she mentioned after the race. ‘I’m nonetheless shocked. If I’d felt something within the warm-up I’d by no means have run. I’m shocked.’

Asher-Smith was in a position to stroll freely following the race, elevating hopes it might need simply been cramp. ‘I don’t assume it’s going to be something too critical,’ she mentioned. 

‘It’s simply one thing that I couldn’t proceed with. I really feel actually dangerous. I’ll have to go and have a verify with my physio. I simply really feel a bit confused as a result of I felt tremendous coming in, went across the bend and my legs simply stopped corresponding with me. I used to be actually like, “What is happening? Body, what do you do to me?”’

Asher-Smith’s supervisor, Ricky Simms, informed Sportsmail that the star sprinter will arrive again within the UK tonight and can then endure a scan and medical evaluation

Asher-Smith’s supervisor, Ricky Simms, informed Sportsmail that the star sprinter will arrive again within the UK tonight and can then endure a scan and medical evaluation. ‘We will know more on Tuesday,’ he mentioned.

The British quartet was within the hunt for gold earlier than the incident, which occurred halfway via the third leg, and in a significant upset USA went on to edge Jamaica to victory in 41.14secs.

Neita, who took the baton from Asher-Smith, paid tribute to her team-mate’s effort: ‘It wasn’t good to see her face, she clearly wasn’t very comfy and in my head I used to be like, “Please just stop” however she stored going. She is a fighter and it’s unbelievable to have her as a part of the workforce. The undeniable fact that she wished to get the baton spherical simply reveals what a workforce participant she is.

‘We didn’t come final, I don’t understand how. This is only a stepping stone to the long run. We will be good and she is going to be nice.’

Neita (proper) praised Asher-Smith’s preventing spirit and Imani-Lara Lansiquot (left) said: ‘We win collectively, we lose collectively’

Imani-Lara Lansiquot, who ran the second leg, mentioned: ‘We win together, we lose together. All that matters is, “Are you OK?” We know how good we are. It’s simply not our day and crucial factor is getting again on observe.’

Asha Philip, who ran the opening leg, mentioned: ‘As much as it’s an particular person sport, we do come out right here as a relay workforce. We are one workforce, it’s us in opposition to the world. These issues occur, you win some, you lose some. We are nonetheless going to stroll off with our heads held excessive.’

Asher-Smith had deliberate to compete over 100m and within the 4x100m relay in Birmingham.

The first spherical of the ladies’s 100m begins in eight days’ time.