Dina Asher Smith claims 200m bronze at World Championships as Shericka Jackson storms to gold

The Independent: Defending champion Dina Asher Smith claims 200m bronze at the World Championships.

The 26-year-old lost the title she won three years ago to overwhelming favourite Shericka Jackson.

Asher-Smith ran 22.02 seconds at Hayward Field to earn Great Britain’s third medal in America.

Jackson’s 21.45 seconds was a personal best and championship record and added to her silver from the 100m with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce second.

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