Gold medalist Shericka Jackson suffers injury during track and field event as Paris Olympics loom

Jackson has 3 of the 4 fastest times on record in the women’s 200

Jamaican star runner Shericka Jackson was leading in a women’s 200-meter race in Hungrary on Tuesday when she suddenly pulled up in apparent pain.

The event was being used as a tuneup for the upcoming Olympics. The 2024 Summer Games begin later this month in Paris.

Jackson’s apparent injury marks the latest setback for the Jamaican team, as the women’s 100-meter and 200-meter Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah had already withdrawn from the Games because of an injury.

Details on the injury Jackson may have suffered remain unclear.

Jackson began limping with around 50 meters remaining in the race, but she was able to make it across the finish line without assistance.