Olympics-Athletics-Jamaica's Jackson to contest only 200m in Paris


FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Diamond League - Stockholm - Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden - June 2, 2024 Jamaica's Shericka Jackson in action during the women's 200m Pontus Lundahl TT News Agency via REUTERS/File Photo

KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaica's twice 200 metres world champion Shericka Jackson will not contest the sprint double at the Paris Olympics after dropping the 100m from her programme, team manager Ludlow Watts said on Wednesday.

"She has given up her place in the 100 metres ... all the information that we can provide is that she is not going to participate in the 100 metres," Watts, Jamaica's track and field team manager, told Reuters.

"Shashalee Forbes is her replacement in the women's 100 metres."

(Reporting by Kayon Raynor, Editing by Ken Ferris)

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