World 200-Meter Champion Shericka Jackson Suffers Apparent Injury in Race With Olympics on Horizon

Shericka Jackson (R) competes in the 200 meter event at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial Track and Field Hungarian Grand Prix in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, on July 9, 2024. Tamas Vasvari/MTI via AP

SZEKESFEHERVAR, Hungary—World 200-meter champion and Olympic favorite Shericka Jackson pulled up with an apparent injury late in a race Tuesday as part of the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix.

The Jamaican standout was in front and nearing the finish line when she suddenly shut it down. Jackson appeared to be in discomfort as she walked off the track in a race won by Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia. The Paris Games start later this month.