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Dina Asher-Smith breaks 11-second mark for 100m at Anniversary Games

Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain (2L) crosses the line to win Heat A of the Womens 100m during day two of the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games
Image: Dina Asher-Smith (second left) broke her own British 100m record at the Anniversary Games in London

Dina Asher-Smith became the first British woman to run under 11 seconds when she won her 100m heat at the Anniversary Games in London.

The British record holder crossed the line in 10.99secs at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Saturday, bettering her own record by 0.03secs.

The 19-year-old Londoner was a box carrier at London 2012 but showed her class on her return to the Olympic Stadium as she finished ahead of World Championship silver medallist Murielle Ahoure, although she had to settle for fourth place in the 100m final later in the day.

She ran a time of 11.01 in the final as Schippers claimed victory in 10.92, improving her Dutch record by 0.02, from Commonwealth champion Blessing Okagvare (10.98) and Ivorian Murielle Ahoure (11.01).

Asher-Smith’s compatriot Shana Proctor was also celebrating after she broke the British women’s long jump record.

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The Anguilla-born athlete jumped 6.98m with the last attempt of the competition, while fellow Brit Jazmin Sawyers finished second after recording a distance of 6.66m.

Proctor, who improved her national record by 3cm to win the event, said: "I didn't see this coming.

"I pulled out a 6.98m today so definitely seven metres is right there. A few little technical tweaks and it'll be right there.

"This stadium is very special. I remember being here for the Olympics and I didn't get the result I wanted, but today I came back and redeemed myself."

Jessica Ennis-Hill, who competed in the 100m hurdles on Friday night, finished seventh in the long jump after pulling out her two best long jumps winning gold at the London Olympics as she continues her return to competitive action after the birth of her son in July 2014.

The 29-year-old recorded 6.37m on her first attempt, adding more than 20cm to her season's best and she backed that up with a 6.28m jump on her sixth and final effort.

Ennis-Hill then competed in the 200m where she had to settle for eighth place as she continues to assess whether she will compete at next month's World Championships in Beijing.

"I am making progress and my times are coming down. I'm really happy with this weekend," Ennis-Hill said.

"I definitely feel a lot more positive. I feel the training I've done over the past few weeks has made a big difference."

Katarina Johnson-Thompson had to settle for fourth after jumping 6.50m but insisted she was pleased after revealing she has been struggling for the last three weeks with a quad injury.

Meanwhile, Greg Rutherford, who won 2012 Olympic long jump gold on 'Super Saturday' alongside Ennis-Hill and Mo Farah, failed to revive memories of that glorious day as he finished third with a leap of 8.18m, behind US champion Marquis Dendy (8.38m) and South African Zarck Visser (8.21m). 

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