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Dina Asher-Smith beaten in 200m final; Laura Muir, Zharnel Hughes seal golds at European Championships

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Dina Asher-Smith suffered disappointment in the final of the 200m at the European Championships after Switzerland's Mujinga Kambundji beat her to the line.

Asher-Smith, the defending champion, had led at the bend, but Kambundji hit the front of the race with 80m left and the Brit could not respond.

Ad Kambundji finished in 22.32 seconds, with Asher-Smith some 0.09s back. Denmark’s Ida Karstoft collected bronze. European Championships‘I’m frustrated’ — Asher-Smith pulls up injured with cramp in 100m final16/08/2022 AT 21:03 “I definitely came here for the gold,” said Asher-Smith. “But sometimes it is what it is.” «This year has been up and down.

I am happy to be here, but not so happy with a silver, but you have to take it.” Asher-Smith’s disappointment tempered what was otherwise an astonishing evening of success for Great Britain.

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