Elaine Thompson-Herah to face Dina Asher-Smith in Birmingham
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Thompson-Herah ran 10.89 for a victory in California in her only 100m outing so far this season
Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah will take on Britain's Dina Asher-Smith in a headlining 100m race at the Birmingham Diamond League on 21 May.
Jamaica's Thompson-Herah, who defended her 100m-200m sprint titles in Tokyo last summer, is the second fastest woman of all time.
Britain's Daryll Neita, a 100m finalist in Tokyo, has been added to the field.
American Gabrielle Thomas and Jamaica's Shericka Jackson are also part of a star-studded Alexander Stadium line-up.
Thompson-Herah ran 10.54 seconds in August, just five hundredths of a second short of the world record set by American Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
"I'm obviously very proud of what I've achieved in my career so far, but there are more goals I want to achieve in the sport, so I'm now motivated to work even harder," said the 29-year-old.
World 200m champion Asher-Smith pulled out of her Olympic individual events after a torn hamstring in the build-up to the Games hampered her preparation.
However the 26-year-old finished 2021 by running 10.87 seconds in Zurich in September, just four hundredths short of her 100m personal best.
September 2021: Elaine Thompson-Herah wins 100m as Dina Asher-Smith comes second in Zurich
Thompson-Herah won that race in 10.65 and has beaten Asher-Smith in eight of their previous nine meetings over the distance.
Asher-Smith's sole victory came when claiming silver at the 2019 World Championships in Doha.
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