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Paris 2024: Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson withdraws from women’s 100 metres event

Paris 2024: Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson withdraws from women’s 100 metres event

Two-time Jamaican 200 metres world champion Shericka Jackson will not contest the sprint double at the Paris 2024 Olympics after dropping from the women's 100 metres event. The 30-year-old sustained a calf injury during her final outing on July 9 in Hungary before the Games commenced. Jackson clocked a season's best of 10.84 seconds to win the 100 metres at the Jamaican trials but her manager...