World 200-meter champion and Olympic favorite Shericka Jackson pulled up with an apparent injury late in a race as part of the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix. The Jamaican standout was in front and nearing the finish line when she suddenly shut it down.
Lanea-Tava Thomas, left, of Jamaica, Julien Alfred, center, of Saint Lucia, and Shericka Jackson , right, of Jamaica, compete in the 200 meter event at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial Track and Field Hungarian Grand Prix in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Julien Alfred, center, of Saint Lucia, won the race.
Jackson has the second-fastest time ever in the event. A message was left by The Associated Press with her agent.for the Paris Games. The two-time reigning Olympic champion at 100 and 200 meters recently said she has a small tear in her Achilles tendon. Jackson is responsible for three of the four fastest times ever run in the women’s 200. Her top time of 21.41 seconds was set on her way to winning gold at worlds last summer in Budapest, Hungary. She’s edging closer and closer to breaking the record held by Florence Griffith Joyner, who went 21.34 at the Seoul Olympics in 1988.
Jackson, who turns 30 next week, also is expected to give American rival Sha’Carri Richardson a challenge in the 100.
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