Rio Olympics 2016: Andy Pozzi misses out on 110m hurdles final while Dina Asher-Smith sneaks into 200m final

ANDY POZZI'S bid to become Great Britain's first Olympic 110 metres hurdles medallist in 28 years was dashed in the semi-finals in Rio.

The 24-year-old, aiming to make up for the heartbreak of limping out of the heats at London 2012 with a torn hamstring and bounce back from three years of injury hell, produced his slowest race of the season at the worst possible time.

Pozzi, who has lowered his personal best three times this year to 13.19 seconds, started well before crashing into several hurdles and crossing the line in 13.67secs.

It saw him finish fifth, his time not enough to qualify as a fastest loser, although, to add insult to injury, he was later disqualified.

"It was just abysmal," a brutally honest Pozzi told the BBC. "No other words to describe it."

Before this year Pozzi had raced just once outdoors following operations on both feet, but his form this season had given hopes he could take Britain's first Olympic sprint hurdles medal since Colin Jackson in Seoul.