--- ---  # Jamaica's Shericka Jackson Pulls Out of Olympic 200-M Race. Here's What We Know ## Video: How Gabby Thomas Won 200-M Olympic Gold [Watch (HLS stream): How Gabby Thomas Won 200-M Olympic Gold](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/l41jm3GI.m3u8) (0:55)  _Published 2024-08-07. American Gabby Thomas, the Harvard graduate who also holds a master's degree in public health, won the 200-m sprint Tuesday night at the Stade de France, the first U.S. track athlete to win gold in this event since Allyson Felix in 2012. Thomas won with a time of 21.83 seconds; Julien Alfred of St. Lucia finished second, with a time of 22.08, to take silver while Brittany Brown of the U.S. earned bronze, with a time of 2.20._  by [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Reporter Aug 4, 2024 2:18 PM UTC  Shericka Jackson of Team Jamaica celebrates winning the Women's 200-m race during day seven of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Aug. 25, 2023. Shericka Jackson of Team Jamaica celebrates winning the Women's 200-m race during day seven of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Aug. 25, 2023.Shaun Botterill—Getty Images  by [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Reporter Aug 4, 2024 2:18 PM UTC Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson [withdrew from the 200-m](https://x.com/TeamJA876/status/1820031628732690816) race on Sunday and won’t race for an individual medal at the Paris Summer Olympics. The two-time reigning 200 m world champion's withdrawal comes days after she pulled out of the 100 m to focus on the 200 m. A favorite to win the race, Jackson had assured the public after her withdrawal from the 100 m—the event for which Jackson won a bronze medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics—that she was still in [“good shape,”](https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-shericka-jackson-assures-good-shape) but was trying to compete “at \[her\] best” for the 200 m. Jackson was working with hamstring health issues coming into the Olympics. “It’s a combination of a lot of stuff,” Jackson [told Olympics.com](https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-shericka-jackson-assures-good-shape) on Wednesday after she withdrew from the 100 m, “I just \[want\] to compete at my best, as everybody is here to win.” It’s unclear if Jackson’s hamstring issue is the reason behind her withdrawal from Sunday’s race. **Read More:** [_Which Olympic Sport Is Hardest on the Body?_](https://time.com/6999787/olympics-hardest-sports-body-injuries/) Jackson, 30, is still eligible to compete in the women's 4x100 relay on Thursday, as is other Jamaica track star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. TIME has reached out to Jackson for comment regarding her withdrawal from the 200-m race and if she intends on competing in the relay. Fraser-Pryce, two-time Olympic 100 m gold medal winner, also withdrew from the individual 100 m, just moments before the semi-final race on Saturday. Team USA’s [Sha’Carri Richardson](https://time.com/7007312/shacarri-richardson-wins-silver-paris-summer-olympics-comeback/), who was favorite to win gold, ended the race with a silver medal, and St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred finished with gold—a historic win, marking [her country’s first ever medal.](https://time.com/7007435/saint-lucia-dominica-first-olympic-medal-gold/) “I’m still trying to think of what just happened,” Alfred said after the big race in Stade de France. “It hasn't sunk in yet.” **Read More:** [_What Olympic Athletes Eat to Have All That Energy_](https://time.com/6997596/what-olympic-athletes-eat-for-energy/) With Jackson out of the 200-m race, the floor has opened up for Alfred to potentially garner another medal for her country, and for [Team USA’s Gabby Thomas](https://time.com/6999401/gabby-thomas-olympics-interview-paris/), who advanced easily to the 200 m finals with a time of 22.20. In the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Team Jamaica won [all nine of their medals](https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-olympics-all-jamaican-medal-winners-full-list) in track events: four gold, one silver, and four bronze. With both Fraser-Pryce and Jackson’s withdrawals from the individual races—on top of gold medalist [Elaine Thompson-Herah’s withdrawal from Paris in June](https://olympics.com/en/news/injured-elaine-thompson-herah-will-miss-paris-2024-olympics)—Team Jamaica, usually [dominant](https://time.com/6086211/elaine-thompson-herah-olympics/) on the track, has been dealt some heavy blows. ### More from TIME Why Did Shericka Jackson Pull Out of the Olympics Race? ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7007518/jamaica-shericka-jackson-withdraws-200m-race-olympics-reason-why/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7007518/jamaica-shericka-jackson-withdraws-200m-race-olympics-reason-why/"},"headline":"Jamaica's Shericka Jackson Pulls Out of Olympic 200-M Race. 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