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Eight-time Olympic medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has recently shared a glimpse of her practising on the track. The legendary athlete, who hails from Jamaica, has 16 World Championship medals and specialises in 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100 m relay.
Fraser-Pryce is considered one of the greatest sprinters of all time and has achieved prestigious accolades throughout her iconic career. The Jamaican sprinter announced that the Paris Olympics would be her final appearance in the Summer Games, which she revealed in a 2024 interview with Essence.com.
During the last Olympics, Fraser-Pryce qualified for the semi-final round in the 100-meter race event but later opted out after sustaining an injury during the warm-ups.
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The former track star recently shared a picture of her being seated on the track and showcased the casual moment of taking a break in between. She mentioned:
“Work ✅”
At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Fraser-Pryce, at 35, won the gold medal in the 100-meter race and became the oldest sprinter to become a World Champion. In 2023, she was honoured with the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award.
She has etched her name in track and field history by winning five World titles in the 100 meters. She won the titles in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2022. She won the gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 4x100 m relay.
The icon participated in three Diamond League events and clinched top spots in 100 m and 200 m events. She was famously known by the moniker, “pocket rocket,” due to her small stature and powerful block starts.
Track legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on becoming an ideal to the younger generation
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is one of the most decorated female athletes coming from the Waterhouse district of Kingston, Jamaica. During her appearance in “The Culture Shift” podcast in 2023, she expressed her thoughts on being a role model for the younger generation. She shared [2:38 onwards]:
“It definitely feel good. I think for me, especially coming from, Waterhouse, a young girl who didn't know where she would end up in the future but to be able to be one of the icons of our country is really phenomenal... I'm homegrown being able to say that a lot of who I am is because of the people of Jamaica.”
She continued:
“And how much they have poured into me and their support has always been so constant and again being able to be amongst the best, I think that helps us to elevate who we are as a country and as women when we step on the line to know that we have such a rich history when it comes to track and field.”
Fraser-Pryce won a gold medal in the 100 m event at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and became the first woman from the Caribbean to achieve this feat.
