Shericka Jackson was in imperious form at yesterday’s Xiamen Diamond League meet in China, making it back-to-back wins in the event on her way to clocking a season’s best and meet record 21.87 seconds, the second fastest time in the world in the event this season, behind St Lucia's Julien Alfred’s world-best 21.86.

Jackson, who stated in a pre-race interview the previous day that she was not satisfied with her 2025 performance, made her intentions clear early that she was out for something special. Drawn in lane seven, she exploded from the blocks and produced perfect execution on the curve, dominating the event from start to finish for a commanding victory.

The Bahamas’ Shaunae Miller-Uibo, once again, had to settle for second in a season’s best 22.04, while former meet record holder Anavia Battle of the United States was third in a season’s best 22.29.