Dina Asher-Smith: 'If you aren’t having fun, I don’t see the point of doing it'

Straight As at A-Level and now combining studying for a degree in history with winning medals at major championships, does Dina Asher-Smith actually have any flaws? Well, possibly dodgy taste in pizza ...

Hi Dina! What have you been up to since Prague? [Asher-Smith won the silver medal in the 60m at the European Indoor Championships] Did you have a bit of time off? Oh yes definitely. I went to Alton Towers yesterday! I’m at the tail end now of my time off. I had a week off really, then back into strength and conditioning, building me from that short 60m work and trying to get me up to 300m – which I really hate! A bit of a transitional week and now into full, hard training.

Where’s your favourite place to run? It has to be the Olympic stadium. Compared to some athletes I’ve hardly been in there but I was there for the Anniversary Games and the atmosphere was absolutely amazing. Words can’t do it justice. It’s just amazing. The Olympic track is really quick – all the athletes say that – and it’s like a home stadium too.