Athletics-Jackson wins 200m gold in second-best time ever
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Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Women's 200m Final - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 25, 2023 Jamaica's Shericka Jackson reacts after winning gold in the women's 200m final REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
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BUDAPEST - Jamaica's Shericka Jackson delivered a command performance to retain her world 200 metres title in 21.41 seconds on Friday – the second-fastest time ever run.
Jackson, second in the 100m final, ran a brilliant bend, was two metres clear coming into the home straight and tore home to win by a street. Only Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 21.34 world record from 1988 is faster.
Gabby Thomas took silver in 21.81, while fellow American Sha'Carri Richardson added bronze to her 100m gold with a personal best 21.92. REUTERS
