
Britain's Dina Asher-Smith competing at the European Athletics Championships in Munich
(Picture: INA FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images)British sprinter and Olympian Dina Asher-Smith has called for more research into the effects of periods on performance, after her cycle caused her to pull up with cramp during Munich 2022.
The 26-year-old originally thought her recovery strategy or hydration might be to blame after she limped out of Tuesday’s 100m final but, after qualifying fastest for Friday’s 200m final, she revealed it was “girls’ stuff” that had caused the calf cramp.