The British women’s team saw their medal hopes ended by an unfortunate injury to Asher-Smith last year, but they achieved their target in Budapest.
Asher-Smith, who was left confused by her underperformance at these championships, was present at the warm-up track as her team-mates Philip, Lansiquot, Williams and Neita prepared for their final.
As teams from the Netherlands and Ivory Coast faltered, Neita, fifth with a personal best in the 200m a day earlier, confirmed a podium finish.
Lansiquot said: “This is honestly the most inspiring era of British female sprinting. I can’t portray that enough. Being around these girls, warming up together, it just inspires me with so much belief.”
After the USA men’s team had earned gold, 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson sealed victory for the women’s quartet.
The 23-year-old, who also won 200m bronze, sprinted towards triple gold winner Lyles and the rest of the team in celebration after the USA completed near-total domination of the sprint events.
