Dina Asher-Smith: ‘For the first time in 10 years, I can just kind of be’
Britain’s greatest female sprinter has found herself on and off the track after a life-changing move to Texas to prepare for Paris 2024
‘I’ve changed a lot,” says Dina Asher-Smith as she looks back at six dizzying months that have seen her decamp 5,000 miles from the Garden of England to the Lone Star state, find herself off the track, and rediscover her mojo on it.
“I went to a new coach, a new group, and a new philosophy. And part of the transformation is that I’m far more comfortable with letting people in.” And with those words, Britain’s greatest female sprinter opens the door to her new life in Texas for the first time. It’s one that involves playing Top Golf and taking up pottery, learning to relax away from the incessant pressures of low-level fame, and priming her body for the Paris 2024 Olympics, which begin in 100 days’ time.