Jackson on course for double | The Express Tribune
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KINGSTON: Shericka Jackson stayed on course to win a women's sprint double at the Jamaican athletics championships on Saturday, advancing to the 200m final by winning her heat in 22.88secs. A day after stunning National Stadium with a personal best and world-leading 10.65 seconds to win the 100m in the fifth-fastest time ever recorded, Jackson won her 200 heat (-1.4m/s) to reach the final. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce had the fastest time in the round when she won her semi-final race with an impressive 22.39 seconds (0.7m/s), after sitting out the 100m as she has a wild card for the World Championships at Budapest in August. After failing to get past the first round of the 100m on Thursday, Yohan Blake secured his place in the men's 200 final by winning his semi-final heat in 20.35 seconds (0.6m/s). Defending champion Andrew Hudson is also through after winning his semi-final in 20.31 seconds while Rasheed Dwyer had the fastest time of the round when he ran 20.2