British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith will race the 100m on the London Stadium Diamond League assembly on 23 July.
Her look shall be a key a part of her preparations for August’s World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Asher-Smith, 27, final ran at London Stadium at a 2019 Diamond League occasion, when she was second to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica within the 100m.
“To be again competing within the London Stadium shall be very particular,” stated the previous world 200m champion.
It was at London Stadium the place Asher-Smith ran 10.99 seconds within the 100m in 2015 to set what was then a British report.
She has since received medals on the Olympic Video games, World and European Championships and Commonwealth Video games.
“I can not wait to race in entrance of the superb residence crowd,” she added. “It’s at all times nice to compete on this stage within the UK, and after 4 years away from the stadium, all of the athletes are actually wanting ahead to placing on a present for the followers.
“I’ve some incredible recollections within the stadium, so it is going to be superb to hopefully add extra to these in July. With the occasion just a few weeks earlier than Budapest, it’ll even be a key race in my preparation.”
The World Athletics Championships happen in Budapest from 19-27 August.
