8 Years After Struggling to Achieve Her Biggest Dream, Track and Field Queen Shericka Jackson Reflects on 2023

One of the frequent questions to ponder is how sprinters have this lightning speed. Well, Shericka Jackson is more than happy to prove it every time she’s on the track. She has always been successful in setting the track world ablaze with her lightning-fast performances. This Jamaican sprinting sensation has made haven in millions of hearts by clinching medals innumerable times. From NACAC championships to Olympic Games to World Championships, and other global events, she has made sure to wave Jamaica’s flag high.

However, this hasn’t been easy for this track star. She has achieved everything she has today after facing the struggle of 8 years. From having a troubled childhood that also affected her track performance in the initial years to finally achieving the biggest dream of her life in the last two years, she has stepped up. Jackson was seen in a podcast recently where she spoke about her experiences and looked back on 2023. 

Shericka Jackson opens up about her experiences 

The Jamaican sprinting star was seen in a podcast hosted by one of her friends, Kareem Bwoyatingz. She opened up about all she had experienced in her career. In the entire podcast, one instance that caught everyone’s attention was her struggles before achieving the national record of 21.45 in 200m at the World Athletics Championship.

Jackson opened up about her struggles before winning the 2022 and 2023 World Championships. She admitted she was a little bit hard on herself after the 2022 100m but was happy because she didn’t end up getting any bronze medal. She was fed up with the fact that she had been clinching bronze constantly since 2015 and 2022 was a changer for her. 

Shericka also revealed her feelings after winning this. She expressed, “After I ran the semifinal at the World Championship I had a probably five-second mini breakdown”.

She further revealed that it was because all her memories of not being able to qualify in the 200 for the 2020 Olympics came back rushing to her and she couldn’t contain it. Shericka Jackson also stunned the track world by clocking 21.41 in the 200m again at the 2023 World Championships. With this, she also revealed about the biggest hurt she faced in 2021 even after winning several medals. 

Jamaican Olympic star reminisces 2021

In the podcast with Kareem Bwoyatingz, Shericka Jackson shared another anecdote about her 2020 Olympics. She stated how she was derogated by people to not opt for the 200m which pushed her to pursue it more. She stated, “One of the main reasons I wanted to be in the 200 was because of how people discourage me not to compete because who would have been in the finals and who would have got medals. I think that’s the only big hurt that season”.

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Further adding to it, she said, “Despite that, I got three medals”. She has seen a lot of struggles even when she was a child. She struggled mentally as conditions on the personal front were not ideal. However, today she has crossed all the hurdles and has reached the top with all the talent she has in her. 

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