By OlympicTalk
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World champion Shericka Jackson of Jamaica prevailed in her first 200m of 2024 at a Diamond League meet in Marrakech, Morocco, on Sunday.
Jackson won in 22.82 seconds into a one meter/second headwind over a field that did not include her primary rivals Americans Gabby Thomas and Sha’Carri Richardson.
Jackson repeated as world champion in 2023 by running 21.41 seconds, the second-fastest time in history.
The world’s fastest women so far this year are Americans McKenzie Long (22.03), Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (22.07) and Thomas (22.08). READ MORE…
