Shericka Jackson explosive form enabled her to take the women’s 100m crown from Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast and, Elaine Thompson Herah of Jamaica in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday.
Like the men’s event, the women’s dash was just as explosive, with Jackson, the World Championships silver medallists, registering her first 100m victory over American World Champion Sha’Carri Richardson to end that chapter of her season on a high.
Jackson, who is also favoured for the 200m crown, clocked 10.70s with a storming finish from lane six, as she swept by the fast-starting Marie-Josee Ta Lou, who clocked a season’s best equaling 10.75 seconds.
Double Olympic champion Thompson-Herah once again demonstrated that she is gradually overcoming her struggles with injuries with a season’s best 10,79 seconds.
Meanwhile, Sha’ Carri Richardson was fifth in 10.80s, while another Jamaican Natasha Morrison clocked a big personal best 10.85s in sixth.
Brits Dina Asher-Smith and Imani Lansiquot finished seventh and eighth in 10.96 and 11.01 respectively.
