Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a gem in the Jamaican crown, regarded as one of the best athletes in the world. The 37-year-old sprinter has a track record for claiming six world rankings in the 100m event as well as taking home gold in the 60m, 100m, and 200m events. She’s also an Olympic star with eight medals, including three gold.
Fraser-Pryce announced this year that she will retire from the Games after Paris 2024 to spend more time with her family. If she qualifies in the Olympic Trials and heads to compete for her country, this will be her fifth Olympics appearance.
Fraser-Pryce, who is yet to show her magic in a season-opener, is now receiving requests from her fans to end her career with one final record in the history books, making it a wholesome athlete-fan gesture. In a recent Instagram post saying “No time like the present to remind yourself how far you’ve come and get even more excited about where you’re headed!“, the 37-year-old seems primed to take on new frontiers before passing the baton.
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the gold medal in the 100 meters at her first Olympics in Beijing 2008, clocking 10.78 s. She defended the title in London 2012. After delivering a baby in 2017, Fraser lived up to the nickname “Pocket Rocket” given by a journalist and took home her third gold in Tokyo 2020.
Although these were just a handful of her records, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s sprint career was quite successful, as she emerged victorious in nearly all of her races. Now, fans are leaving her a ton of unique track and field proposals in her most recent Instagram post as she gets ready for the race of the year.
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Fans chime in with peculiar sprint records for Jamaican legend
Along with two-time defending Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah and reigning world champion Sha’Carri Richardson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is considered a formidable opponent in Paris after finishing third at the championships last year. Noting, this could be Fraser’s last opportunity to sweep gold, someone attempted to direct her attention to the 100m record saying, “Please I want to remind you to break that 100ms records. Is been long over due. l’ve faith in u Let’s go for it”
Fraser has a personal best in the distance set a decade ago with a time of 6.98s. The second fan also shared a new record request, however, for the 60m sprint and pled the Jamaican to break the record writing, “Break the 60m record before you retire please” Fraser-Pryce is committed to Paris’s dreams looking at it as her final opportunity to break through barriers. A fan wrote in anticipation, “Can’t wait on that season opening”
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When you’ve people eying on the long-term goals, you know you’re one of a kind. Her legacy will live on but this year, a fan has shared their anticipation commenting, “I looking forward to seeing you in the Olympics” Her fierce competitiveness was seen in April when she dispelled any doubts about her supremacy among five-year-old parents as she ran for her baby boy in his school.
Be it an elite event or an off-track stint, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce never seizes to disappoint. Hence, a fan said in the comments, “Such an inspiration.” While the world awaits her next run showdown, will you be among the ones cheering for the inspiring Jamaican talent who continues to live by an example?