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Amid criticism over her relay performance, Shericka Jackson has responded with a quiet message of resilience and self-belief.
Shericka Jackson has broken her silence following mixed results at the World Athletics Relays over the weekend.
The two-time world 200m champion competed in the women’s 4x100m relay at the event, anchoring Team Jamaica to a second-place finish behind Spain in the heats.
Shericka Jackson also anchored Jamaica to a third-place finish, securing a bronze medal in the final of the race, behind Great Britain and Spain.
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Shericka Jackson made her outdoor debut at the Miramar Invitational, finishing second behind Julien Alfred in the women’s 300m before losing the 200m to Anavia Battle in the women’s 200m at the Diamond League Meeting in Xiamen and then headed to the World Athletics Relays.
Shericka Jackson breaks her silence
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After the World Athletics Relays, where Team Jamaica performed below expectations, the two-time world 100m silver medallist shared a message of hope on her Instagram handle.
Shericka Jackson particularly faced a lot of criticism for her anchoring skills, with many convinced that she is unable to play that role well and should therefore leave it to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
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Conrad Williams was one of the X users who commented: “I'm starting to get worried about Shericka Jackson. I would expect to see her run away from the athletes on the last leg.”
“What really frustrates me is that Shericka Jackson is faster than Shelly-Ann on paper, yet she keeps underperforming when it matters most,” another X user said.
“Shelly-Ann gave everything on that third leg, only for Shericka to cruise like she was heading to meet her boyfriend. Frustrated!”
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Saint Baron, another X user added: “Sherika Jackson should not be running Anchor when Shelly is there. Shelly is the one person you can always count on to make up for any flaw by the rest of her teammates. You can’t have her do all the work in the second leg and then have Tia and Sherika ruin her effort. Let's be serious!”
Shericka Jackson broke her silence by sharing a post with photos and a quote at the end on her Instagram page. The post read: "Stay patient and trust your journey.”
She captioned the post: “World Relays Recap.”
She has yet to confirm her next competition, but one thing is for sure, Shericka Jackson is slowly improving and will be a force to reckon with.
Her main goal will be to defend her 200m world title at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan and hopefully go one place better in the 100m after having won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
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