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Shericka Jackson beaten into second in seasonal 60m debut at Queen’s meet in Kingston

Howard Walker

Howard Walker / Our Today

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World Championship 200m gold medallist Shericka Jackson (centre) looks across to the timing clock after finishing second in the 60m in 7.18 at the Queen’s Grace Jackson Meet at the National Stadium on Saturday, January 25, 2025. At left is Anthonique Strachan of the Bahamas who finished fifth in 7.36 and Jonielle Smith who was third in 7.21. (Photo: Our Today)

Jamaica’s 2022 World Championship 200m gold medallist Shericka Jackson was beaten into second by Jodean Williams in her seasonal debut in the 60m at the 23rd staging of the Queen’s Grace Jackson Meet at the National Stadium this Saturday (January 25).

Jackson clocked a very good 7.18 seconds into a wind of (-0.4) running from lane five as Williams upset the applecart stopping the clock in a personal best of  7.15 seconds. Jonielle Smith finished third in 7.21s ahead of Krystal Sloley in 7.30s and Bahamian Anthonique Strachan fifth in 7.36s.

It was Jackson’s first race since she withdrew from the 100m and 200m at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and she would have been extremely pleased as she dipped below her outdoor personal best of 7.23s set in 2022. Her personal indoor best on 7.04s.

Jackson is the first athlete in history to win a full set of World Championships medals across three sprint disciplines following her 400m bronze in 2015 and 100m silver and 200m gold in 2022 in Oregon.

She is  Jamaica’s 200 record holder with 21.41s which is the second fastest time in history and her personal best of 10.65s in the 100m and 49.47s over 400m makes her one of the greatest all-round sprinter the world has ever seen.

Meanwhile Britain’s Zharnel Hughes of Racers finished fourth in the men’s 60 clocking 6.75s (-0.6). The race was won by Jamaica’s Kadrian Goldson of Sprintec in 6.65s with Tyquendo Tracey of Swept Track Club taking second in 6.70s and Odaine McPherson of Sprintec third in 6.74s.

The promising Gary Gard of Wolmer’s Boys High School took heat G in 6.71s (-0.6) while 400m runner Rusheen McDonald improved his 60m personal best to 6.78s while finishing second in his heat behind Justin Maynard of Barbados who clocked 6.76s.

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