Two-time 200-meter world champion Shericka Jackson of Jamaica will not seek the sprint double at the Paris Olympics after dropping the 100 meters.
Two-time 200-meter world champion Shericka Jackson of Jamaica will not seek the sprint double at the Paris Olympics after dropping the 100 meters, saying Wednesday that the injury she suffered at a tuneup race earlier this month played a part in the decision.
"It was a combination of things," Jackson said."I got hurt, and me and my coach felt like it was a good decision to only run one event." Olympic debutant Tia Clayton and two-time Olympic 100-meter champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will carry Jamaica's best medal hopes in the event. Elaine Thompson-Herah, who won the sprint double at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games and again in Tokyo three years ago, will not defend her titles after dropping out of the Jamaican trials last month with an Achilles injury.
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