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Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson WITHDRAWS from 100m at the Paris Olympics with two-time world champion to focus on 200m
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July 31, 2024
Jamaica's two-time 200m world champion Shericka Jackson will not contest the sprint double at the Paris Olympics after dropping the 100 from her programme in a move she said was to protect her body. The 30-year-old Jackson, who pulled up with an injury in her final outing before the Games in Hungary on July 9, clocked her season's best of 10.84 seconds to win the 100m at the Jamaican trials last month. 'It's a combination of things,' Jackson said at a media event on Wednesday at Puma House. 'I got hurt in Hungary and it's a good decision to run one event.