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Dina Asher-Smith praised by GB relay teammates for speaking out on periods

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Dina Asher-Smith’s British teammates have praised her bravery after the sprinter opened up about the impact of her period at this year’s European Athletics Championships.

Asher-Smith qualified fastest for the Women’s 100m final in Munich but limped out of the final after suffering a calf cramp.

The 26-year-old later revealed it was ‘girls stuff’ that caused the problem and urged for more period sports science to help female athletes deal with their cycles in the future.

Speaking to BBC Sport, Asher-Smith said: “It is a huge topic for women in sport.  “It is something I think more people need to research from a sports science perspective. “Sometimes you see girls who have been so consistent have a random dip, and behind the scenes they have been really struggling. “It could do with more funding because if it was a men’s issue we would have a million different ways to combat things.” "People don't always talk about it… if it was a men's issue we'd have a million different ways to combat things"GB sprinter Dina Asher-Smith calls for more period sports science after her menstrual cycle causes her to pull up with cramp in 100m finalhttps://t.co/hWvN8pOXnX pic.twitter.com/ZcFCthifp9 After Britain’s women’s 4x100m women qualified fastest for Saturday’s final, Imani-Lara Lansiquot revealed she was also on her period.

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