#WorldChamps: Shericka Jackson leads Jamaicans into women’s 200m final
EUGENE, Oregon – Shericka Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Elaine Thompson-Herah, have punched their tickets to the women’s 200 metres final at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Jackson, who clocked the fastest time in the event this year, proved too good for her competitors, as she clocked an impressive 21.67 seconds to take the top spot in semi-final one. Jackson was followed by Aminatou Seyni of Niger (22.04) and Switzerland’s Mujinga Kambundji, who concluded the top three in a national record of 22.05 seconds.
2013 Moscow world champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, was equally as impressive as she stormed to a season’s best time of 21.82 seconds. Fraser-Pryce finished ahead of the NCAA Division 1 Outdoors champion, Abby Steiner of the United States, who ran 22.15 seconds.
Meanwhile, the Olympic champion, Elaine Thompson-Herah, recorded a season’s best time of 21.97 seconds to finish third in semi-final two. Thompson-Herah finished behind the defending champion, Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain, who ran a season’s best 21.96 for second and Tamara Clark of the United States, who won the semi-final in 21.95 seconds
The final of the women’s 200 metres will take place on Thursday, July 21, at 9:35pm Jamaica time.