Shericka Jackson’s Injury Scare in Hungary: Updates and Results

Concerns were mounting after national 100m and 200m champion, Shericka Jackson appeared to suffer an injury while competing in Hungary on Tuesday. Jackson was competing in the women’s 200m at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial. She had a good start to the race and was leading the field before she pulled up with 50 meters to go and limped to the finish line before leaving the track.  

However, Troy Evans, sports therapist for Shericka Jackson confirmed via Instagram that her DNF in today’s race in Hungary wasn’t injury-related.

St. Lucia’a Julien Alfred won the race in 22.16 seconds (0.6m/s), while Daryll Neita of Great Britain finished second in 22.63s and Jamaica’s  Lanae-Tava Thomas finished third in 22.54s. Natasha Morrison also from Jamaica, finished fourth with a season-best 22.95s.

Rising star and new national men’s 100m champion Kishane Thompson won the men’s 100m in 9.91s (-0.6m/s) ahead of Letsile Tebogo of Botswana who ran 9.99s and South Africa’s Akani Simbine who placed third in 10.01s. 

In the women’s 100m, Tia Clayton, runner-up at the national championships finished second in 11.06s behind the USA’s, Tamari Davis who ran 11.00. Crystal Slowly, also of Jamaica placed third in 11.15s. 

Meanwhile, In the men’s 200m, Jamaica’s Andrew Hudson finished second in 20.37s behind Canada’s Andre DE GRASSE who ran 19.98s to win. Sean BAILEY also finished second in the men’s 400m running 44.64s behind Bahamanian, Steven GARDINER who ran 44.50s

National Champion, Ackelia Smith placed second in the women’s long jump with a 6.83m (-0.7m/s) jump. Tajay Gayle finished ninth in the men’s long jump at 7.76m (-1.3m/s), while Rajindra Campbell placed fifth in the men’s shot put with a throw of 21.20m.

The Istvan Gyulai Memorial is part of the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix and World Athletics Continental Tour.