Seb Coe has backed Britain’s golden girls to overcome the frustration of a postponed Olympics and dazzle at Tokyo 2021. Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson were crowned world champions only six months ago and had high hopes of surfing that wave of momentum through to Japan this summer.
The coronavirus pandemic put an end to that but Coe, President of World Athletics, believes the duo are made of the right stuff to adapt.
He said: “I hope that both Dina and Kat are at that point in their career where this disruption really doesn’t impact too dramatically on them. “I don’t know that.
But what they have both displayed to me, which is the absolute crucial asset for any athlete that’s got to the level they have, is resilience. “I