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World 200m champion Shericka Jackson has disclosed her next move after bouncing back from the Oslo disappointment with a win at the Stockholm Diamond League.
Two-time world 200m champion Shericka Jackson has expressed excitement after bouncing back with a win at the Diamond League Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday.
Jackson stopped the clock in a season's best time of 22.69 with Sweden’s Julia Henriksson finished second in a personal best time of 22.89. Great Britain’s Amy Hunt completed the podium in a time of 22.92.
The Jamaican sprint queen is now going back home to prepare for the Jamaican Championships which will double up as the national trials for the Paris 2024 Olympics. She has been in Europe for a couple of races, including the Diamond League Meeting in Oslo where she finished a disappointing fifth.
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22:00 - 01.06.2024
Shericka Jackson reveals how her ego was bruised in Oslo as she seeks to make amends in Stockholm
World 200m champion Shericka Jackson has shared how she felt when she suffered a disappointing loss at the Oslo Diamond League this week.
The two-time world 100m silver medallist also competed at the Diamond League Meeting in Rabat, where she won the race in a time of 22.82.
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“I am a couple of weeks away from the Jamaican championships and I have been in Europe for a while so it is good to be able to bounce back from the Oslo disappointment before I go home,” Jackson said.
Speaking about her loss in Oslo, the 29-year-old admitted that she was hurt but it was a lesson for her. However, she quickly disclosed that she could not beat herself up following the loss and noted that Oslo was a blessing.
Jackson admitted to losing herself at some point while she also struggles with her emotions.
“Sometimes you have to have a mishap to sort out where you are. Oslo was a bit hurtful but it was also a lesson for me and today I ran a season best and that was good. I have always had confidence as I feel in good shape but this is good for me now," said Jackson.
“I was never going to beat myself up as I know I am training well and things will come together, which has shown today. After such a good season last year, you would think it would be easy to be motivated but, for me, I think I lost who I was as a person and I was going to training and just going through the motions.
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“I think therefore Oslo was a blessing for me. It gave me the realisation that I do still want to be winning. Sometimes I struggle a bit mentally and at Oslo I lost a bit of who I am but now I am back and this was important for me,” she added.
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