Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita finished within three-hundredths of a second of making the Olympic 200m podium as Gabby Thomas stormed to gold.
American Thomas, installed as favourite following the pre-competition withdrawal of Jamaica’s world champion Shericka Jackson, dominated the final to win in 21.83 seconds.
Neita, who also missed out on a 100m bronze by four-hundredths of a second on Saturday, and Asher-Smith were each hoping to become the first British woman to make an Olympic sprint podium for 64 years.
But Asher-Smith finished fourth in 22.22 and Neita crossed the line fifth in 22.23, behind runner-up Julien Alfred (22.08) and American bronze medallist Brittany Brown (22.20).
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