Jackson smashes meeting record to win 200m
Summary
Shericka Jackson won the 200m race at the Diamond League meeting in Xiamen with a time of 21.87 seconds, breaking the meeting record. Other top finishers included Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Anavia Battle, and Sha'Carri Richardson. Additionally, 18-year-old Yan Ziyi set multiple javelin records with a very long throw.Key Facts
- Shericka Jackson won the 200m race at the Xiamen Diamond League event.
- Jackson broke the meeting record with a time of 21.87 seconds.
- She narrowly missed the world's best time this season by 0.01 seconds.
- Shaunae Miller-Uibo came second with 22.04 seconds, and Anavia Battle finished third at 22.29 seconds.
- Sha'Carri Richardson ran her season's best time of 22.38 seconds and placed fourth.
- Amy Hunt, from Great Britain, finished seventh out of nine competitors.
- Yan Ziyi, an 18-year-old Chinese athlete, set new records in javelin for the Diamond League, Asia, and world under-20 category in one throw.
- Yan had previously set the world junior record at age 17.
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