Shericka Jackson remains optimistic after her second-place finish in Kingston, signaling her strong comeback and determination to reclaim her dominance in the sprinting world.
Shericka Jackson has broken her silence for her second-place finish at the women’s 60m at the Queen’s/Grace Jackson Development meet at the National Stadium in Kingston.
This marks an impressive comeback to the world of sprinting since Shericka has been out for about six months following her last race at the Gyulai István Memorial, a Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix where she pulled up an injury.
To announce her comeback, the two-time world champion clocked 7.18 seconds as another Jamaican Jodean Williams, won the race in a time of 7.15 seconds. Jonielle Smith rounded up the podium in a time of 7.21 seconds.
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She has since reacted to her performance at the event, seemingly expressing no regret for her loss since it was her first race in a long time.
Shericka shared a photo of herself and captioned it with three emojis, a watch, an hourglass, and a white heart to seemingly mean that it’s just a matter of time before she bounces back to winning ways. The white heart could mean as she waits for the right moment, she will be taking it easy on herself.
She also used some hashtags, sending warning shots to her opponents Gabby Thomas, Julien Alfred, Sha’Carri Richardson and Co.
“#PowerfulSeason#TheReturnOfABeast#1Jacko#OneStepATATime#WeMove,” the caption read.
Her coach, Paul Francis, has expressed optimism despite her second-place finish, noting that as time progresses, she will be back to her real self.
“I am pleased with her performance in her first race of the season, as she came close to her personal best,” Francis said in an interview with Jamaica Gleaner.
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“She is healthy and we are looking forward to the remainder of the season. We will be going back to the training ground on Monday and we will see what develops from there.”
Meanwhile, Shericka Jackson had a painful 2024 season which started quite late with a win at the JAAA All Comers Series #1 before she proceeded to the Diamond League Meeting in Rabat, Morocco.
She finished distant fifth, her first loss of the season at the Diamond League Meeting in Oslo before bouncing back at the meeting in Stockholm.
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However, her performance in Oslo raised a lot of eyebrows but she reassured all her fans after winning the 100m and 200m at the Jamaican Olympic trials.
Heading into her last race before the Olympic Games, the Gyulai István Memorial, the two-time world 100m silver medallist pulled up an injury and was forced to finish a distant eighth.
She had to withdraw from the Paris Olympic Games due to the injury, one of the hardest decisions for an athlete to make.
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However, she has a chance to redeem herself this season, with the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan where she hopes to defend her 200m title and go one place better in the 100m.
