Dina Asher-Smith basked in a “phenomenal run” from Team GB’s women’s 4x100m quartet, who took silver in a thrilling race that saw the United States pip them for gold on the final leg. It was the first of two British sprint relay medals on a satisfying night full of strong individual performances, the men holding on for bronze after seeing a Noah Lyles-less US disqualified for a botched baton change.
A spate of torrential rain proved no barrier to a third straight Olympic medal in this discipline for Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita, the latter coming close to securing the title during a dramatic finish. They were briefly made to sweat on an appeal from one of their opponents in the hour afterwards, seemingly on account of a messy final changeover, but could reflect on an exhilarating performance once that had been dismissed.
