Shericka Jackson runs third-fastest 200m in history

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Summing it up in a single phrase, Shericka Jackson referred to as it “magnificent” after she ran the third-fastest 200m in historical past, 21.55 seconds to win the Jamaican trials for the world championships in three weeks.

Jackson, who owns Olympic 100m and 400m bronze medals, is joined on the crew for worlds in Eugene, Oregon, by Elaine Thompson-Herah (22.05) and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (22.14), who mixed to win the final 4 Olympic 100m titles.

Within the 200m, solely Florence Griffith-Joyner (21.34) and Thompson-Herah (21.53) have ever run sooner than Jackson. Jackson’s time was arguably extra spectacular than Thompson-Herah’s as a result of the wind studying was zero.

“I do know I had one thing particular, however I by no means understand it was this particular,” Jackson stated. “I made so many errors within the race. I’ve in all probability two and a half weeks, so see how briskly I can go.”

In Tokyo, Jackson eased up in her 200m first spherical, ran 23.26 and missed advancing to the semifinals by 4 thousandths of a second.

Jackson supplanted U.S, trials champion Abby Steiner as quickest on this planet this yr. Steiner prevailed in 21.77 seconds on Sunday in Eugene.

Additionally on the ultimate day of Jamaican trials, Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Hansle Parchment gained the 110m hurdles in 13.14. Rio Olympic gold medalist Omar McLeod was final, simply as he was on the Olympic Trials final yr.

Britany Anderson gained the 100m hurdles in 12.53 and is joined on the world crew by Olympic bronze medalist Megan Tapper (12.60) and 2015 World champion Danielle Williams (12.66).

Yohan Blake, two days after successful the 100m in his finest time in a decade, made the crew within the 200m by putting second in 20.31 seconds to Andrew Hudson (20.10). Blake was the inheritor obvious to Usain Bolt till struggling hamstring accidents beginning in 2013.

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