Athletics вЂ“ World Athletics Championships вЂ“ WomenвЂ™s 200 Metres вЂ“ Final вЂ“ Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, U.S. вЂњThereвЂ™s one person in history that has run faster than you today, IвЂ™m wondering what you make of the current world record? Do you believe in that time?вЂќ he continued. IвЂ™m wondering, what do you make of the current world record?вЂќ the journalist began. вЂњShericka, thereвЂ™s one person in history that run faster than you there are some questions about that time. So stunned was Jackson by the question that she initially asked for it to be repeated, to which the reporter again obliged. Jackson led a Jamaican вЂ1-2вЂ™, with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce claiming the silver medal in 21.81s while the bronze medal went to Great BritainвЂ™s Dina Asher-Smith in 22.02s. Just minutes earlier, the Jamaican roared to a 21.45s victory in the womenвЂ™s final to cement herself as the fastest woman alive in the 200m at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The reporter asked Jackson bluntly whether she, as the now second-fastest woman in history over the distance, вЂњquestionedвЂќ the world record set by Florence Griffith Joyner in 1988. (Photo taken from video | Twitter minted 200-metre gold medallist Shericka Jackson is today (July 22) being praised by track and field fans worldwide for expertly shutting down a question by an American journalist. But I am staying home.WomenвЂ™s 200m gold medallist Shericka Jackson was taken aback by an American journalistвЂ™s questions about the current world record held by Florence Griffith Joyner-which has Jamaicans and track fans upset. Whether itвЂ™s writing blog posts, posting on social media, or attending Zoom meetings, I spend a lot of time in front of a screen. In this COVID-19 life (yes, weвЂ™re вЂњliving with COVID,вЂќ arenвЂ™t we?) I, for one, am mostly living online. Living Online with Humans and Birds: NAOC 2020 In 2019, we were meeting in cafГѓВ©s, holding retreats, signing up for various forums in hotels, caught up When explained to me, I would have said vaguely, вЂњOh, thatвЂ™s interesting,вЂќ and moved on. If someone had mentioned the word вЂњZoomвЂќ to me in 2019, I would have looked at them blankly, wondering what it was.

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