Shericka Jackson fulfils a sprint double at the Jamaican Olympic trials
Shericka Jackson fulfils a sprint double at the Jamaican Olympic trials
Shericka Jackson won the women’s 200 metres, completing the sprint double on the last day of the Jamaican Olympic trials.
The athlete, who is the double 200m world champion, finished in 22.29 seconds, her best performance of the year. Her record was followed by Lanae-Tava Thomas in second place with 22.34 seconds and Niesha Burgher in third with 22.39 seconds.
About her recent achievements, Jackson declared: “I’m pretty pleased given how the season was going. I ran a season-best yesterday and came back with another season-best today, so I’m definitely happy.”
She added: “I’m happy and healthy, so it’s go-time for the Olympics.”
Other athletes who broke records at the trials
Ackera Nugent broke a national record to win the 100m hurdles. The athlete finished in 12.28 seconds, beating two-time world champion Danielle Williams, who finished second with 12.53 seconds, and Janeek Brown third with 12.61 seconds.
Nugent admitted: “This is something that I’ve written down for myself, it’s on my mirror, it’s on my phone so I knew that I was capable and as long as I trusted the process and remained coachable, everything would come together at the end.”
Nugent stated that in preparation for the trials, she worked on regulating her speed between hurdles.
“There are other phenomenal ladies out there that will be coming, so the only thing I can do is focus on me… It’s my first full year as a professional, so it just about making the adjustments with better runs,” she added.
The men’s 110m hurdles was decided by a photo finish, with Commonwealth Games champion Rasheed Broadbell winning in 13.18 seconds, just five-thousandths of a second faster than Orlando Bennett. Meanwhile, Bryan Levell won the men’s 200m in a personal best of 19.97 seconds, followed by Andrew Hudson with 20.02 seconds and Javari Thomas with 20.32 seconds.
Source: CNA