Shericka Jackson Gives Update on “Decision not to contest the 100m” in Paris
Ahead of the women’s 100m meet at the Paris Olympics this week, Shericka Jackson has dropped out of the event and will now focus solely on the 200m. Following the revelation, Jackson talked about pulling out of the 100m in a newly released interview.
Jackson’s exit was announced on Wednesday and comes amid concerns about her health. The 200m world champion had seemingly suffered an injury earlier this month in the women’s 200m race at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial.
Initial reports early Wednesday morning stated that sports journalist Kayon Raynor, Ludlow Watts, Jamaica’s athletic manager, confirmed that the sprinter will not be contesting the sprint double at the ongoing Games.
In the interview published by TVJ on July 31, she stated, “it’s a combination of a lot of stuff, as i said, coach and i made that decision not to contest the 100m and a think we are pretty happy with that,” she also replied to question about pulling up during her last race.
Watch as Jackson talks on the matter below:
Following Jackson’s exit, Jamaican sprinter Shashalee Forbs has been entered as her replacement. In regards to Jamaica’s 4x100m relay team, a decision on whether reinforcements will be called in will be made by tomorrow.
“We are actually actively looking at that possibility and by the end of the day or early tomorrow we should know what position we have taken,” Watts stated.
During an interview released yesterday, Jackson’s coach, Stephen Francis, was hesitant to talk about the athlete’s fitness but said she appeared to be okay.
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