Tags: Athletics, 200M, Shericka Jackson, Stockholm Diamond League
Two-time World 200m champion Shericka Jackson is looking to bounce back from a fifth-place finish in the 200m at the Oslo Diamond League on Thursday when she competes in the event at the Stockholm Diamond League on Sunday.
Jackson opened her season in the half lap event on May 19 at the Marrakech Diamond League with 22.82 to win before running 22.97 for fifth in Oslo two days ago.
“I would say it’s an okay year, so far. Have not run my best 200m yet but I’ve been working. I just need to put a good 200m together before the Jamaica trials. Hopefully, I can do that tomorrow,” she said at the pre-meet press conference on Saturday.
Jackson says that her focus is also on getting in good enough shape to get through the Jamaica trials set for June 27-30.
“Once I compete at the trials then everything afterwards matters. Once I get through that, we’ll take it from there,” she said.
Her apparent lack of competition sharpness is coming from running less races up to this point this season than she did last year.
“I think last year I was running a lot more and this year I’ve only run two races, so far. I’m trying to put the pieces together and coach and I have been working so I’m definitely hoping for a better race tomorrow than in Oslo,” she added.
The 29-year-old has no specific time in mind for tomorrow, with her only objective being to execute a good 200m.
“I just want to execute a good 200m. Once I do that a season’s best is possible,” she said.
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