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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

Dina Asher-Smith urges UKA to stick with London amid exit reports

Dina Asher-Smith in 2019 at the London Stadium
Dina Asher-Smith in 2019 at the London Stadium, which the 200m world champion wants to remain an athletics base. Photograph: S Bardens - British Athletics/British Athletics/Getty Images

Dina Asher-Smith has urged UK Athletics to keep a London base for the good of the sport amid reports that it is in preliminary talks over a £10-15m deal to quit the Olympic Stadium.

Such a move would allow West Ham to transform their stadium into a full-time football ground but would raise serious questions about the 2012 Olympic legacy and the ability of UKA to stage major athletics meetings in the capital.

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