Jackson among Caribbean talent to feature at Bislett Games
Women’s world 200 metres champion, 29-year-old Shericka Jackson of Jamaica will lead the Caribbean talent during the Bislett Games, the sixth leg of the World Athletics Diamond League series in Norway.
The sprint queen will be making her second Diamond League appearance at the Bislett Stadion in the Norwegian capital of Oslo, and will be joined by a number of global champions and world record-holders.
Jackson got her season off to a winning start with a 200m victory at the Diamond League meet in Rabat-Marrakech in Morocco, when she clocked 22.82 seconds.
Her main rivals will be the American trio of Jenna Prandini, Anavia Battle, and Brittany Brown, plus Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith of the Ivory Coast, and British sprinter Daryll Neita, who won the 200 in the second Diamond League meet of the season in Shanghai-Suzhou, China, and 100 in the third leg in Doha, Qatar.
Former world champion Yohan Blake of Jamaica lines up in the men’s 100 metres and is accompanied by compatriot Rohan Watson in a race that also features reigning Olympic champion, Marcell Jacobs of Italy.
Akani Simbine of South Africa and Emmanuel Eseme will also face the starter, as well as American Brandon Hicklin and Briton Jeremiah Azu, who have both run personal best below 10 seconds this season.
World bronze medallist Sada Williams of Barbados will try to capsize world champion Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic when they line-up for the women’s 400. World indoor silver medallist Lieke Klaver of Great Britain will also be featured in the line up.
Kirani James of Grenada reacts after winning the bronze medal in the men’s 400-meter final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo. Matthias Hangst/Pool Photo via Associated Press
The men’s 400 features the 2011 world and 2012 Olympic champion Kirani James of Grenada, world indoor bronze medallist Rusheen McDonald of Jamaica, world indoor silver medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith of Great Britain and Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen.
World bronze medallist Rushell Clayton of Jamaica leads the entries for the women’s 400 hurdles, along with her compatriots, Andrenette Knight and Janieve Russell. Fellow Jamaican Natoya Goule-Toppin will face the starter for the women’s 800.
