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Sprinting star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the National Sportswoman Award for the 5th time this year. The Jamaican athlete has been displaying her acumen for more than a decade now. Her last achievement was when she won the 100 m in Oregon with a record time of 10.62 in 2022. Recently, the sprinter shared her picture with the trophy in hand for which the athletic fraternity took pride and applauded her.

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The Olympics medalist shared her latest accomplishment on her Instagram and to this, her competitor-turned-fans reacted and praised her. Let’s see what they chose to share.

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Fans reacted to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s achievement

Fraser-Pryce, 35, achieved her 5th world record of 100m after creating history in the same category in 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2019 in the past. The Jamaican government conferred her with the Order of Jamaica and she is also regarded as the Commander Class for Outstanding Performance in the field of athletics. After getting the national award, the champion took to her Instagram to share the news with the world.

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Pryce captioned it with, “Friday night went a lil like this…Won my 5th National Sportswoman Award after an an amazing season where I won my 5th 100m World Championship title…”

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She even went on tagging her compatriot Shericka Jackson who stood 2nd on the podium in 2022. Jackson, on the other hand, loved the companionship and commented, “Congratulations Shelly and thanks much”. Another Olympian athlete, Allyson Felix also loved Fraser’s triumph. Her friend Tami Chin Mitchell praised her too, and wrote, “Congratulations @realshellyannfp you are phenomenal!!!”. “Congratulations – you’re fabulous in every way”, wrote Columnist Lisa Hannah. Apart from them, Charokee Young, Kerrica Hill, and Gwen Berry loved her accomplishments and congratulated the athlete.

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Three gold, four silver, and one bronze medals are indeed on her bag and with her indomitable spirit, one can conclude that she might achieve even more plaudits in the future. With awhy not?” attitude that keeps egging her forward, her fans can surely expect a lot more from the star athlete.

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