Jamaican track and field athlete Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce recently shared a backdrop of her 2024. Fraser-Pryce didn't have the best of years in her track career last year. The 38-year-old won just one title in 2024, at the JAAA Olympic French Forey 3 where she won the 100m final after clocking a run-time of 11.15 seconds.
Notably, she also qualified for the Paris Olympics in the 100m discipline after a third place finish in the Jamaican trials but had to pull out of the event due to an injury. Since then, the Jamaican has been spending most of her time with her family and other activities of her foundation, the Pocket Rocket Foundation.
Notably, Fraser-Pryce has also been maintaining her fitness during this period. Amid this, she took to her Instagram handle to share a video featuring her best memories from last year. Her video included glimpses from her time at the Paris Olympics and also from her training other training sessions.
Additionally, bits from her family time with her children and other friends can also be seen in the video. She wrote in her caption:
"Blessed: 2024 in a nutshell"
Here is the video:
100m Olympic champion Noah Lyles praised Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for her longevity
Men's 100m Olympic champion Noah Lyles recently heaped praise on Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for her longevity in the track and field discipline. The Jamaican sprinter is currently one of the most experienced athletes on the circuit, having made her professional debut back in 2007.
In a recent episode of Mr. Beast's Beyond the Records podcast, Lyles was asked about the age when a professional sprinter tends to slow down. In reply to this, the American athlete remarked that a few years ago the approximate age was 30 while in the current scenario, the age is 35.
Following this, he made a special mention of Fraser-Pryce who is still competing at the highest level despite being 38.
Lyles said (at 8:59):
"They used to say it was around 30 but now it's like 35. But you’ve got people like Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. I’ve just reached what they consider peak fitness. So 26 through 31/32 is what they consider to be peak."
Having made her Olympic debut in 2008 Beijing, Fraser-Pryce has also represented Jamaica at five Games including in Paris.