Shericka Jackson pulls out of Olympic 100m, remains in 200m

Big news emerges from the Team Jamaica camp with the revelation that star sprinter Shericka Jackson will not contest the sprint double at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

According to multiple reports, Jackson is out of the women’s 100m at the ongoing summer games as she deals with an injury. Jackson came into the games with an unspecified injury she sustained during a warm-up meet in Hungary, pulling up in the final stages of the women’s 200m and limping to the finish line.

Shericka Jackson speaks to TVJ Sports for the first time since news of her withdrawal from the 100m at the #OlympicsGames in Paris.#FastTrackParis2024 #TVJParis2024 pic.twitter.com/T0oUIpqNtH

— Television Jamaica (@televisionjam1) July 31, 2024

Jackson spoke to reporters after the news broke, confirming she and her coaching staff decided it was best to pull out of the race. While staying tight-lipped about her injury, she insisted she’s in “pretty good shape” and claimed she “was only supposed to compete” in the 200m in Paris.

Along with the injury factor is scheduling, as the women’s 100m final and women’s 200m heats are less than 24 hours apart (Aug. 4-5), giving Jackson little recovery time.

Shericka Jackson is the fastest woman alive over the women’s 200m, having set the record at the last two IAAF World Championships. She comes into Paris 2024 as the favourite to take home her first individual gold medal over the distance. The 30-year-old sprinter has five Olympic medals to her name, including bronze in the women’s 400m (Rio 2016) and in the women’s 100m (Tokyo 2020). She also