The Jamaican sprint specialist and four-time world champion, as well as Olympic medallist and champion, said on Wednesday that she was more focused on individual Olympic gold than on Flo-Jo's record.

Jackson has amassed a wealth of global medals and is the first athlete in World Championships history to win medals in the 100, 200 and 400 metres, including the 4x100 and 4x400 metres relays.

She is also a five-time Olympic medallist, with her only gold coming as part of Jamaica's 4x100m relay team at the Covide-delayed Tokyo 2020 Games in 2021.

Initially a 400m specialist, she switched to the sprints and won bronze in the 100m in Tokyo before claiming back-to-back 200m world titles in Eugene and Budapest in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

"Yes, definitely, I haven't had an individual gold medal at the Olympics," Jackson said of her motivation to win outside of Jamaica's traditionally strong women's relay teams.

Speaking to AFP ahead of the Oslo Diamond League on Thursday, she added: "I wanted one in 2021 (Tokyo) and I didn't even make it to the 200, so it's definitely something I'm looking forward to, something I'm working towards.

"I definitely hope to achieve it by the end of the next Olympics," said the athlete, who was born in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, on 16 July 1994.

Referring to the world record of 21.34 seconds for the 200 metres set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988, Jackson played down its significance. She is just 0.07 seconds away from the record that has not been broken in over 35 years (21.41).

"I don't let what the media wants affect me mentally because I think a lot of people can get carried away just by focusing on 'Oh, I want to break the world record, I want to do this or that'.

"You probably have it in your head, but you don't put it in the forefront, like 'I'm going to break the world record today and whatever', because what if you're not mentally strong and you don't break the world record? Then it will play on your mind.

Jackson, currently the second fastest woman in the 200 metres and fifth fastest in the 100, said it's all about timing and execution.

"For me personally, it's just about running a good race and I'm definitely going to run a fast time."

Jackson made a slow start to her season at the Diamond League meeting in Marrakech, where she said she struggled to win in 22.82 seconds.

Things have changed since then, admitted the Jamaican, who is under the guidance of renowned athletics coach Stephen Francis, who recommended and is implementing a weight-loss plan for her.

"After Marrakech, we rethought a lot of things, especially my body weight, and I think we have done pretty well in the last two weeks, dropping a little bit," she told AFP.

"We're not where we want to be in terms of body weight, but we're close and we have two months to go, so we're working on some things that have been working," said the athlete, who made her Olympic debut at Rio 2016, winning bronze in the women's 400m and silver in the women's 4x400m relay.

"Once the coach gets me in the right shape, which I know he will at the right time, then anything is possible."

The Jamaican has five Diamond League meets remaining before the big event in Paris 2024, including Oslo on the European night. The next stop is Stockholm on 2 June, followed by Paris on 7 July, which will be a glittering prelude to the Olympic Games, Monaco on 12 July and finally London on 20 July 2024.