"The knee is taped again"; "Effortless"- Fans react to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's 100m Olympic season opener at the JAAA French Foray #3 2024

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce opened her 2024 season at the JAAA's French Foray #3 meet at the National Stadium in Kingston on June 15. Her season opener in the 100m dash attracted a lot of attention from the fans.

The Jamaican sprinter competed last at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, where she sustained an injury while squaring off in the women's 4x100m relay. This ended the athlete's 2023 season, and now she has made her comeback after almost 10 months at the Jamaica Athletics Association's (JAAA) Olympic French Foray III meet.

Fraser-Pryce clinched gold by recording a time of 11.15s in the 100m discipline in her season opener, which has caught the attention of her fans on social media.

Track & Field Gazette shared the video of her race on X and wrote:

"Watch Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce win the women's 100m in her season opener, clocking 11.15s in Kingston."

One of the fans praised Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's smooth run and commented:

"Effortless!"

Another follower was concerned after noticing the tape on the Jamaican sprinter's knee.

"The knee is taped again😭"

An admirer of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce complimented her form and said:

"Great form! Our Shelly!🎉"

Another fan, impressed by the season opener, commented:

"Nice little season opener for SFP🤭🤭"

One of the admirers manifested this year to be a 'golden year' for her.

"The start of what I hope will be a GOLDen year!" another fan said.

Another user complimented the Jamaican athlete and said:

"Looking smooth and healthy"

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce opens up about her retirement

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce confirmed that her retirement will take place after the Paris Olympics in an interview with Essence.com in February. She said that she needs to spend more time with her family and son.

"My son needs me," said Fraser-Pryce. "My husband and I have been together since 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."

The Olympian had a difficult pregnancy as she went under an emergency C-section and gave birth to her son, Zyon, in 2017, who arrived two months early. She was then 30 years old and went through immense pain after the pregnancy.

"You hear about people having C-section and the pain they experience afterwards in their core. I couldn't lift any weights on my back until six months after giving birth. I had to gauge myself to not rush anything." (via The Telegraph)

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be competing next at Jamaica's Olympic Trials, which is scheduled to be held from June 27-30.