Shericka Jackson takes Diamond League 200m title

Shericka Jackson

World Championships winner, Shericka Jackson, closed her season in style by capturing the 200 metres at the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League meet in Zurich, Switzerland today.

Jackson claimed her first Diamond League crown by clocking 21.80 seconds, ahead of Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Gabby Thomas of the United States who did 22.38 and her compatriot Tamara Clark who finished third in 22.42.

Jackson finished the year as the second fastest woman ever at the distance, after her 21.45 championship record clocking at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

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