Nike has joined forces with American designer and Off-White founder Virgil Abloh to release Athlete in Progress, a new women’s line inspired by the drama, adrenaline and tenacity of track and field players. To debut the collection, Abloh invited a host of international Olympians to the runway for Off-White’s SS19 show in Paris, which also featured record-breaking sprinter Dina Asher-Smith. 

The athlete reprises her role as the face of athletic fashion in this Rai Nadal-directed extended cut of Nike’s latest campaign. While sporting the brand’s color-block post-run collection, Asher-Smith discusses two topics that sit close to her heart; the joys of being a Londoner and promoting the mental and physical wellbeing of young women. Known for sporting her hard-won sweat and glittery eyeshadow at the starting blocks with pride, the Olympian wants to prove to young girls that raw power and feminine expression can exist side by side. 

Asher-Smith made history by becoming the first-ever female British sprint world champion after dominating the 200m track in Doha this year. For this film, Nadal draws on the same focus and playful confidence that won the sports star the gold medal to create a buzzing profile of an athlete's life on and off the track.