Ann Fraser Pryce: There was a surprise on the athletics track in Saint Denis on Sunday morning, with Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson failing to appear for her heat in the 200 metres.
The absence of the two-time World champion at the distance is another blow to the Jamaican team after veteran sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce withdrew from the semi-finals of the 100 meters on Saturday night, reports Xinhua.
Jackson won bronze in the 100 meters and 4×400 meters in Tokyo in 2020 and gold in 4×100 meters, but dropped the 100 meters from her schedule in Paris in order to focus on the 200 meters.
The absence of the two-time World champion at the distance is another blow to the Jamaican team after veteran sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce withdrew from the semi-finals of the 100 meters on Saturday night, reports Xinhua.
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