Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita missed out on a medal in the women’s 200m final by the barest of margins as the USA’s Gabby Thomas stormed to gold to deny St Lucia’s Julien Alfred a sprint double.
Brittany Brown claimed bronze in a dramatic photo finish, finishing 0.02 seconds ahead of Asher-Smith in fourth with Neita a further 0.01 second behind in fifth.
Neita was fourth in the 100m final on Saturday night, 0.04 seconds off the podium, and the margins were even closer for Asher-Smith, who looked to have held off her British team-mate.
But Brown dipped across the line to win bronze in 22.20.
The 27-year-old Thomas wins her first Olympic title after upgrading the silver medal she won in Tokyo three years ago, clocking 21.83.
The American won gold ahead of newly crowned 100m champion Alfred, who defeated Sha’Carri Richardson to win St Lucia’s first Olympic medal.
Alfred claimed silver in 22.20.
Asher-Smith, a former world champion at 200m, was close to bouncing back from the disappointment of failing to reach the 100m final.
Neita said: “I gave it everything and didn’t let myself down at all. I’m a medallist one day I’ve just got to wait.”
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