The back-to-back 200m qualifiers at the Paris Olympics have spoken volumes for Dina Asher-Smith. Yesterday, in the Heats, she took 22.28 seconds to confirm her position for the semis. After the race, she dropped the BBC’s interview midway and left teary-eyed. Today, she held back and crossed the semifinal juggernaut in 22.31 seconds to earn her berth at the final event. However, debates still chased her, as after the semi, she avoided sharing warmth with Gabby Thomas, who had walked to wish her beforehand. So what is going on behind the curtain that is leading the British athlete into a lot of tension?

One could be her disappointment in not making it into the 100m Olympic final two days ago. But according to a track and field raconteur, the stakes are a lot higher for the 28-year-old.

Dina Asher-Smith loses a lot more to earn something in the Olympics

In the realm of sports, changing the training facility is not new. But changing the country for the sake of Olympic preparation does not come regularly. In Dina Asher-Smith’s case, this is the new normal. Today, after she moved away from Gabby, track and field enthusiast Owen M shared a lengthy tweet detailing Dina’s journey in the post-Tokyo Olympics phase. He mentioned, “Last year, she made the biggest decision of her career to date, leaving her home in London and starting a new life with a new coaching setup in the USA. She literally moved her entire life to an unfamiliar place, with no family around her, so she could continue her career.” She has yet to get a suitable payback.