Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to headline Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern ahead of final appearance at the Paris Olympics 

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be headlining the Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern track and field meet in Switzerland ahead of her final appearance at the Paris Olympics. The Jamaican athlete will be competing in the 100m at the event marking her return to European soil since the 2023 World Championships held in Budapest.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce participated in the Jamaican Olympic Trials in June 2024 and finished third in the women's 100m clocking 10.94s. Shericka Jackson won the title at the Olympic Trials after clocking 10.84s and Tia Clayton finished second with a time of 10.90s.

Fans expected to witness her compete one last time at the Olympic Games in Paris as she had announced earlier this year that it would be her final race. The Jamaican athlete took the track world by surprise after it was announced that she would be participating in the 100m at the Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern track and field meet in Switzerland.

The official Instagram account of Spitzen Leichtathletik announced her appearance at the event.

"SHELLY-ANN FRASER-PRYCE🤍We are so happy to have you in Lucerne, Shelly-Ann! ❤️‍🔥🤩," read the caption.

The event will be one of the final events featuring top athletes before the Paris Olympics. Most of the athletes contesting in Paris are currently in the final phase of their training before heading for the quadrennial Games.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce opens up on her decision to retire after the Paris Olympics

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce made her Olympic debut in Beijing and has been a part of the track circuit for over 15 years. The Jamaican athlete came forward as one of the most dominating athletes of all time holding the record for the third-fastest 100m by a female athlete with a personal best of 10.60s.

She spoke to essence.com about her decision to bid adieu to the sport after an illustrious career as an athlete with the Paris Olympics as her final appearance on track as a professional.

“There’s not a day I’m getting up to go practise and I’m like, ‘I’m over this’. My son needs me. My husband and I have been together since before I won in 2008. He has sacrificed for me. We’re a partnership, a team. And it’s because of that support that I’m able to do the things that I have been doing for all these years. And I think I now owe it to them to do something else,” she said.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be making her fifth Olympic appearance in Paris in a quest for the pinnacle crown one last time.