The global track and field fraternity was on edge, waiting to find out the extent of an apparent injury that two-time World Championships gold medallists Shericka Jackson picked up in the women’s 200m on Tuesday.

The Jamaican star was competing at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial, a part of the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix and World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event at the Bregyó Athletic Center in Székesfehérvár.

Late on Tuesday, her camp moved to allay concerns. Jackson’s physiotherapist Troy Evans said on social media that the injury was not serious. He said it was a hamstring cramp.

Jackson, who late last month won her third-straight women’s sprint double at the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) National Championships at the National Stadium, was leading the race with about 50 metres to go when she pulled up in distress and limped across the line last.

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson (right) reacts to an injury while competing alongside St Lucia’s Julien Alfred (centre) and Jamaica’s Lanae-Tava Thomas in the women’s 200 metres competition during the Gyulai Istvan Memorial World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Meeting at the Athletic Center of Szekesfehervar in Hungary on Tuesday. (Photos: AFP)

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson reacts to a cramp in her hamstring during the Gyulai Istvan Memorial World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Meeting at the Athletic Center of Szekesfehervar in Hungary on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

The World Athletics Championships record holder — whose best time of 21.41 seconds makes her the second-fastest ever over the distance and Jamaica’s record holder — is a medal contender in both sprints at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris, France. She is hoping to pick up her first Olympic medal in the 200m after she had won bronze in the 400m in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016 and in the 100m in Tokyo, Japan, in 2021.

If she is unable to recover in time for the first round of the women’s 100m, which is scheduled to be contested on the first session of the track and field portion of the Games, she would join Elaine Thompson-Herah, the two-time women’s sprint double champion, as an injury casualty.

Julien Alfred of St Lucia won Tuesday’s race in 22.16 (0.6m/s), equalling her season’s best, while Jamaica’s Lanae-Tava Thomas was third with 22.54 and Natasha Morrison fourth with a season’s best 22.95.

There was an impressive win for newly-crowned national champion and world leader Kishane Thompson, who ran 9.91 (-0.6m/s) to win the men’s 100m in his fourth race of the season.

Bostwana’s World Championships medallist Letsile Tebogo timed 9.99 for the runner-up position and South Africa’s Akani Simbini took third in 10.01.

Last year’s Jamaican national champion Rohan Watson was fourth in 10.15 and Michael Campbell seventh in 10.28.

Tia Clayton, the surprise runner-up at the JAAA championships, was second in the women’s 100m, running 11.06 (-0.5m/s), followed by compatriots Krystal Sloley (11.15) and Natasha Morrison (11.19) with Tina Clayton eighth in 11.52.

American Tamari Davis won with 11.00.

Andrew Hudson was second in the men’s 200m in 20.37, well-beaten by Canadian Andre De Grasse, who ran a season’s best 19.98.

Sean Bailey ran a season’s best 44.64 for second in the men’s 400m, making up a lot of ground over the final 120 metres but failing to catch Steven Gardiner of the Bahamas who clocked 44.50.

National champion Ackelia Smith was second in the women’s long jump with 6.83m (-0.7m/s), while Tajay Gayle was ninth in the men’s event with 7.76m (-1.3m/s).

Rajindra Campbell finished fifth in the men’s shot put with 21.20m.

Canada’s Andre de Grasse (left) wins ahead of Jamaica’s Andrew Hudson in the men’s 200 metres race.

Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson (centre) wins ahead of South Africa’s Akani Simbine (left) and Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo in the men’s 100 metres competition.