Jackson cruises in 200m, Richardson suffers first 100 loss
Published:Wednesday | July 19, 2023 | 12:05 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter
WORLD 200-METRE champion Shericka Jackson’s quick turnaround from the Diamond League meet in Poland was a successful one, and was among a series of strong performances for Jamaicans at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial meet in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, yesterday.
Jackson produced a comfortable performance, clocking 22.02 for victory ahead of Rhasidat Adeleke who was second in 22.3 and Jackson’s MVP teammate Anthonique Strachan, who was third in 22.45. Briana Williams was seventh in a season’s best effort of 23.38 in her second 200m race of the season.
Jackson was coming off a second-place finish on Sunday in the women’s 100m at the Diamond League meet in Poland where she was bested by Sha’Carri Richardson for the second time this season.
For the Jamaicans who booked themselves a spot at the World Championships next month, it was the first opportunity they had to race in Hungary before the real business starts on August 19
In the men’s 200m, Andrew Hudson finished third in 20.36, with Julian Forte, fourth in 20.41 in his 200m season debut. Michael Campbell was sixth in 20.75 in a race which was won by Alexander Ogando, who shocked World Championship bronze medallist Erriyon Knighton, winning in 19.99
Former 100m world champion Yohan Blake registered his first win in the discipline this season, clocking 10.04 in the men’s 100m. He led a Jamaican sweep with Ackeem Blake finishing second in 10.05 and national champion Rohan Watson, third in 10.10. Ryiem Forde was sixth in 10.19. In the women’s 100m, United States 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson was handed the first loss of the season when she was bested by St Lucia’s Julien Alfred in 10.89. Richardson was second in 10.97, while Tamari Davis was third in 11.02. Natasha Morrison was seventh in 11.32.
PERSONAL BEST EFFORT
Andrenette Knight led a Jamaican one-to-four finish in the women’s 400m hurdles, clocking a personal best effort of 53.26. Commonwealth Games champion Janieve Russell was second in 53.72 and 2019 World Championship bronze medallist, Rushell Clayton, was third in 53.79. Shiann Salmon was fourth in 55.04.
Charokee Young finish sixth in the women’s 400m, clocking 51.35 in a race that was won by World Championship bronze medallist Sada Willaims in 50.34.
In the men’s 400m, Olympic champion Steven Gardiner produced a world-leading time of 43.74 for victory in front of Rusheen McDonald, who was second in 44.03 in a season’s best effort. Vernon Norwood was third in 44.63.
In the men’s 110m hurdles, Olympic champion Hansle Parchment finished second in 13.14 after recovering from a bad start. United States Daniel Roberts won the event in 13.12. Tyler Mason finished third, also in 13.14 while Damion Thomas was fifth in 13.45.
National champion Adelle Tracey registered a season’s best performance of 4:02.61 minutes to finish fifth in the women’s 1500m. Nelly Chepchirchir led a Kenyan one-two finish, clocking 4:00.18, while her compatriot Brenda Chebet was second in 4:01.25.
In the field, former world champion Tajay Gayle produced a season’s best effort of 8.27 metres to finish second in the men’s long jump. Miltiadis Tentoglou won the event with a distance of 8.2 with his final jump. Jarrion Lawson was third with 7.97. Chanice Porter, who finished second at the National Championships, finished seventh in the women’s long jump with 6.53m. Porter is still taking aim at the World Championship qualification standard of 6.85. So far her season’s best is 6.60 at the National Championships.