Dina Asher-Smith is to sprinkle stardust on the Commonwealth Games after confirming she will represent England in Birmingham.
With Olympic champions Max Whitlock and Tom Daley set to miss the 11-day multi-sport showpiece, the participation of Britain’s fastest ever woman is a big fillip for organisers.
The 26-year old revealed last night that the chance to compete in a ‘home’ championships at the peak of her powers was too great a lure to resist - even though the Games come just four days after the Worlds in the US.
