Five things you should know about Dina Asher-Smith

The summer of 2022 is set to be a big one for Dina Asher-Smith. The British sprinter has a packed calendar of events, including the Commonwealth Games from 2 August in Birmingham, which she says she could not miss as, this year, it's at home.

'I love running in front of a home crowd,' she told the BBC. 'I love being able to perform in front of my family, my friends and definitely the fans that have been behind me on this long journey since I was 16, 17 when I first became a senior GB international.'

She has confirmed she will race the 100m as well as the 4x100m relay.

This year's World Championships remain her priority, though, where the 26-year-old hopes to retain her 200m title when they take place from 15 July in Oregon, US.

Then there's also the European Championships, which start in Munich on 15 August, where she's aiming to retain three titles in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m.

Most recently in her preparations, she took gold in the 200m at the Stockholm Diamond League, after a slightly disappointing UK Championships, where she was edged out of the 100m title by Daryll Neita.

So to prepare you for Asher-Smith's huge summer of sprinting, here are five things you should know about the two-time Olympic bronze-winning athlete:

Asher-Smith attended Newstead Wood School, a selective state grammar school in Orpington, on the southeastern edge of Greater London. She can certainly be classed as ‘notable alumni’, a category she shares with a number of former pupils, including actor Gemma Chan (Humans), comedian Josie Long and Emma Raducanu, the tennis prodigy who achieved fame at last year’s Wimbledon tournament.

Josephine Vander Gucht, one half of pop duo Oh Wonder, also attended Newstead Wood. She told the Runner’s World UK