DINA ASHER-SMITH: Best Sprinter In The World 2018

Phantasy Star wrote:

portsea57 wrote:

The lack of enthusiasm on this site for Dina is amazing.

If Daphne was running as well as Dina, and had got the European double, we have had lots and lots of comments.

Dafne is clean, beautiful, great personality.

Clean WR holder.

Funny, good one.

I didn't state that she is the best sprinter in the world right now. But, she is currently the fastest sprinter in the world.

What I did state - AGAIN- is that you have to take those early season defeats in context. The context being that Dina's season is all about the European Champs. And, about getting there uninjured.

The interesting part about this is that you probably think its racism.

Its the same as with Jakob Ingebrigtsen. The western world wants someone they can relate to, who live in their part of the world, is a personality, shows emotion, is active in social media etc. They want a personality (who doesn't?).

That doesn't have to be a white girl from holland. Bolt, powell (before bolt), a certain charming female sprinter from jamaica, Rudisha to some extent, Haile etc.

Laura is a badass with the way she runs, you can't argue with that. And for white people growing up thinking and being told they can never be as good as the africans, its great to see thats not true.

portsea57 wrote:

Scorpion_runner wrote:

lol

What are you talking about?

you stated that she is the best sprinter in the world right now, when she clearly is not. She won a Euro Champ against weak competition and an out of form Daphne.

The Ivory Coast girls have been beasting throughout the ENTIRE YEAR, and smoked Dina in the process.

But Dina is better?...okay

Diamond league picks up again soon, and the best will be there.....

and Im saving this thread.

I didn't state that she is the best sprinter in the world right now. But, she is currently the fastest sprinter in the world.

What I did state - AGAIN- is that you have to take those early season defeats in context. The context being that Dina's season is all about the European Champs. And, about getting there uninjured.

She is not the fastest sprinter this year because Ta Lou ran 10.85 as well in doha.....

Scorpion_runner wrote:

lol

What are you talking about?

you stated that she is the best sprinter in the world right now, when she clearly is not. She won a Euro Champ against weak competition and an out of form Daphne.

The Ivory Coast girls have been beasting throughout the ENTIRE YEAR, and smoked Dina in the process.

But Dina is better?...okay

Diamond league picks up again soon, and the best will be there.....

and Im saving this thread.

You are right shes not the best until she beats the rest in the coming races, but theres no reason to pretend to be a fool. Its clearly not because she won the Euros, but because of the times she ran that the poster is claiming Dina is the best.

Barakus Obama wrote:

Scorpion_runner wrote:

lol

What are you talking about?

you stated that she is the best sprinter in the world right now, when she clearly is not. She won a Euro Champ against weak competition and an out of form Daphne.

The Ivory Coast girls have been beasting throughout the ENTIRE YEAR, and smoked Dina in the process.

But Dina is better?...okay

Diamond league picks up again soon, and the best will be there.....

and Im saving this thread.

You are right shes not the best until she beats the rest in the coming races, but theres no reason to pretend to be a fool. Its clearly not because she won the Euros, but because of the times she ran that the poster is claiming Dina is the best.

The time she ran? She ran 10.85. Ta Lou ran 10.85 and 10.89. and did it against better competition. Her foot has been on the gas pedal all season long with fast times.

So that is incorrect as well.

Phantasy Star wrote:

portsea57 wrote:

The lack of enthusiasm on this site for Dina is amazing.

If Daphne was running as well as Dina, and had got the European double, we have had lots and lots of comments.

Dafne is clean, beautiful, great personality.

Clean WR holder.

Easy to root for.

Ask any Dutch person here, I really don't think she has a great personality. Often refusing to do interviews, ignoring young fans...

I won't discuss her looks, but her skin isn't exactly beautiful.

Scorpion_runner wrote:

Barakus Obama wrote:

You are right shes not the best until she beats the rest in the coming races, but theres no reason to pretend to be a fool. Its clearly not because she won the Euros, but because of the times she ran that the poster is claiming Dina is the best.

The time she ran? She ran 10.85. Ta Lou ran 10.85 and 10.89. and did it against better competition. Her foot has been on the gas pedal all season long with fast times.

So that is incorrect as well.

Thats obviously what the poster is referring to. Had she ran 11.05 he wouldn't have made that claim. And its also quite obvious that he claims her to be fastest because her 10.85 was in 0,0 wind and Ta Lou did it in +1,5

Also the poster is probalby thinking of the worlds best as the best in the 100m and 200m, which clearly is Dina at the moment.

Barakus Obama wrote:

Scorpion_runner wrote:

The time she ran? She ran 10.85. Ta Lou ran 10.85 and 10.89. and did it against better competition. Her foot has been on the gas pedal all season long with fast times.

So that is incorrect as well.

Thats obviously what the poster is referring to. Had she ran 11.05 he wouldn't have made that claim. And its also quite obvious that he claims her to be fastest because her 10.85 was in 0,0 wind and Ta Lou did it in +1,5

Also the poster is probalby thinking of the worlds best as the best in the 100m and 200m, which clearly is Dina at the moment.

Yeah, that's what the poster meant. ..even though none of that was stated or presented in his claim... and wind aided? Those are the arguments now?

LOL.

Now that the laugh is out the way. lets get to facts.

Ta lou ran 10.85 just like Dina. And Ta lou smoked Dina several times this year. facts ( Dina has not beaten talou this year)

Matter of fact ,Ta lou has smoked everybody this year.

So lets do the math: 10:85 + smoked Dina + smoked all the top sprinters in the world = best sprinter in the world.

Facts.

Okay, I'm going to bed. Peace.

Who is currently running the fastest times in the world? Not who WAS running the fastest times back in May and June. "WAS" doesn't count now!

Also, running at a major championships is a lot more pressure situation than running the Diamond League.

And, again, ( and you can't get your head around this!) Dina's season has been aimed at Berlin. Not Eugene or anywhere else.

She wasn't aiming at running at her best in May or June, or even early July.

After all her injury problems, she was competing sparingly, and making sure that she arrived in Berlin in top shape.

If she can now stay free from injury, I think she will keep re-writing those UK sprint records.

"100m 10.85 =WL/NR

200m 21.89 WL/NR

Dina is on fire this year and only looking to get better!

No other sprinter can claim such mastery over sprinting (male or female) in 2018"

Is a quote by the one who started this thread.

Regarding wind aided, I do not argue that Dina is the best. You see enemies everywhere and clearly lets your emotions do the talking.

Regarding the best sprinter this year: Clearly Ta Lou.

Who is the best sprinter right now? Probably Dina.

Not that he knows anything about such things, but MJ writes about her potential:

https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/45163546

Barakus Obama wrote:

Scorpion_runner wrote:

Yeah, that's what the poster meant. ..even though none of that was stated or presented in his claim... and wind aided? Those are the arguments now?

LOL.

Now that the laugh is out the way. lets get to facts.

Ta lou ran 10.85 just like Dina. And Ta lou smoked Dina several times this year. facts ( Dina has not beaten talou this year)

Matter of fact ,Ta lou has smoked everybody this year.

So lets do the math: 10:85 + smoked Dina + smoked all the top sprinters in the world = best sprinter in the world.

Facts.

Okay, I'm going to bed. Peace.

Regarding the best sprinter this year: Clearly Ta Lou.

Who is the best sprinter right now? Probably Dina.

Those two statements make no sense.

The best sprinter in the world this year is Ta lou. Period. No sub levels or sub titles. The poster even titled the thread BEST SPRINTER IN THE WORLD 2018, so lets not make stuff up to support a narrative.

And lol at the other poster on the weak Euro championships being seen as a MAJOR championship. The IAAF sees the olympics, WC, WIC, and DL as the top 4 championship platforms. That would be like thinking that USAs and the Pan american games are major championship platforms. They are simply national and continental championships, not majors.

No one gives a rat's nut about the Euro Champs, except the Brits.

and again to OP, Ta Lou and Dina share the joint World Lead as listed by the IAAF ( you know, where the real stats and rankings are) , so Dina does not sit alone with the fastest time this year. Also there is a difference between running 10:85 with real competition on your butt , and running 10:85 with weak competition on your butt.

This thread is simply a homer thread with no facts....trump style.

Asher-Smith is running terrific right now. 21.89 is fast. Now, Schippers has run 21.6, so she hasn't come close yet to the heights of Schippers.

Scorpion_runner wrote:

No one gives a rat's nut about the Euro Champs, except the Brits.

And the Germans.

And the Italians.

Ant the French.

And the Polish.

And the Dutch.

And, you know... all of the other EUROPEANS!!!

More Europeans are interested in the European Champs than are interested in the Diamond League.

More Europeans are interested in the Europeans Champs than Americans are in any meeting in the States.

And, competing for your country has got to be more of a pressure situation than running in the Diamond League. More at stake. More people watching.

There were 60,000 in the stadium watching Dina win the 200m.

Barakus Obama wrote:

Thats obviously what the poster is referring to. Had she ran 11.05 he wouldn't have made that claim. And its also quite obvious that he claims her to be fastest because her 10.85 was in 0,0 wind and Ta Lou did it in +1,5

Also the poster is probalby thinking of the worlds best as the best in the 100m and 200m, which clearly is Dina at the moment.

DING DING DING! WE HAVE A WINNER!

Dina is the fastest sprinter in 2018

100M WL

200M WL

4X100M WL

And yes the wind matters. +0.0 on a cold european evening is MUCH faster than +1.5 on a hot Qatari day!

Face it Scorpion_Runner: Dina is number 1!

Blood dEPOr wrote:

Barakus Obama wrote:

Thats obviously what the poster is referring to. Had she ran 11.05 he wouldn't have made that claim. And its also quite obvious that he claims her to be fastest because her 10.85 was in 0,0 wind and Ta Lou did it in +1,5

Also the poster is probalby thinking of the worlds best as the best in the 100m and 200m, which clearly is Dina at the moment.

DING DING DING! WE HAVE A WINNER!

Dina is the fastest sprinter in 2018

100M WL

200M WL

4X100M WL

And yes the wind matters. +0.0 on a cold european evening is MUCH faster than +1.5 on a hot Qatari day!

Face it Scorpion_Runner: Dina is number 1!

good lord are you dense??

Ta lou ran 10:84, but it was rounded up . And Ta lou ran it against: Schippers, Thompson, and Ahoure.

and who did Dina run against other than an out of shape Schippers to get her 10:85 ?

So, again, Dina is not the fastest this year. They both share the WL.

What don't you understand??

You're like a child, bro. and stop with the homerism. Have some maturity about yourself.

The only thing that really matters in 2018 is is she showing potential to be a force in the future? That would be a yes she is. Then ya leave it alone.

George Anderson was the top ranked 100m sprinter in the world. Never heard of him have you? Winning majors is the bottom line here, not times.