Kent’s Dina Asher-Smith will return to the county with an Olympic medal after securing a bronze in Rio.

The 20 year old from Orpington was part of the 4 x 100 metre relay squad that claimed third place.

Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita came home in 41.77s to finish third behind the United States and Jamaica, with Elaine Thompson therefore missing out on a third gold medal.

The victorious USA quartet of long jump champion Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner and Tori Bowie were only in the final after a reprieve following their disqualification from the semi-finals.

They had to start from lane one after officially qualifying as one of the fastest losers but it made absolutely no difference as Bowie anchored the team to a comfortable victory in 41.01s.

Thompson, who won the individual 100m and 200m titles, tried to close the gap on the final leg but she had to settle for silver alongside Christania Williams, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

Asher-Smith is tipped for a bright future having impressed in what is only her first Olympics.