Shericka Jackson and Tobi Amusan are set to face off in an exciting season debut at a meet in Kingston, Jamaica.
The long-awaited moment has finally come, Shericka Jackson will make her season debut at the Queen’s/ Grace Jackson Meet 2025 on Saturday, January 25 at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.
Shericka will be up against the world 100m hurdles record holder Tobi Amusan who will be hoping to have an impressive start to her season after enduring a tough 2024 season.
Fans will not wait any longer to see one of the best sprinters grace the meet and open her season as she looks to defend her 200m world title later in the season and go one place better in the 100m.
Elaine Thompson-Herah has been a victim of injuries and at one point in her career, she felt like there was no need to keep trying.
At the 2023 edition of the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Shericka Jackson finished second in the 100m behind Sha’Carri Richardson as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce completed the podium.
The two-time world 200m champion was out for almost the whole of the 2024 season due to an injury setback as she even failed to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
She started her season with the 100m at the JAAA All Comers Series #1 before starting her Diamond League campaign in Rabat, Morocco. She faced a huge setback at the Diamond League Meeting in Oslo where she finished fifth before getting back to her feet at the Diamond League Meeting in Stockholm.
At the Jamaican Olympic trials, Shericka Jackson won the 100m and 200m and was a medal contender in both events but before the Olympic Games, she pulled up with an injury at the Gyulai István Memorial, a Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix where Julien Alfred won.
It is unlike Shericka Jackson to start the season with a 60m race but her teammate Kishane Thompson also did the same last weekend and coach Stephen Francis of MVP Track Club might just be onto something.
Shericka Jackson goes up against Tobi Amusan, Nigeria’s finest hurdlers who will also be eyeing a great start to her season since she started taking instructions from Usain Bolt’s former coach Tobi Amusan.
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The three-time Olympic champion pointed out one weakness that Sha’Carri Richardson needs to work on ahead of the 2025 World Championships.
Amusan was hoping to make a statement at the Paris Olympic Games but was eliminated in the semifinal as Masai Russell went on to win the race. At the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary she finished sixth.
Fans will indeed be treated to a thrilling showdown when Shericka Jackson lines up Tobi Amusan line up against each other. Others lining up for the race include Shanniel Dawson, Canniga Powell, Shevi-Anne Damoya Shim, and Amoi Brown.
