When the question came, Dina Asher-Smith didn't even blink. "What is it like hunting, not the hunter, now that you are one of the best sprinters in the world?", Britain's triple European champion has been asked. "I like it," he replied. "It's nice. Everyone thinks they are the best in the race. Here's how sprints work and that's how it should be. And I want to win. "
The 23-year-old proved to be world class in Berlin last year, scoring times from 10.85 seconds and 21.89 to beat his national records, winning gold in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay. However, he knows that his work will be interrupted on Sunday, when he will be at the head of the Birmingham Diamond League in 200 meters that exude extreme class and cunning.