Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has been the absolute definition of consistency over the years. At 34, she silenced all her doubters as she clocked in a time of 10.64 seconds in a 100m sprint just months before the start of the Tokyo Olympics.

Heading into the Tokyo Olympics, she was a heavy favorite to win the gold along with colleague Elaine Thompson-Herah. But the latter beat her to the punch as Pryce ended with the silver medal. Now, at 35 years of age, the Jamaican sprinter is looking to win her 5th World Championship Title in Eugene this July.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is confident of defending her title

The current World Champion is heading to her next event with a very measured approach. With Championship set to take place in July this year, Fraser-Pryce has made it clear that she wants to defend her title and become a 5-time World Champion. In an interview, Pryce?said?that she is very focused on winning her 5th World title.

Therefore, she is planning to run very limited races this year to maintain her fitness and not be fatigued.

Shelly?opened her season with a second-place finish in the 200m event at the Velocity Fest. Pryce led the race for 180m before slowing down. This gave Anthonique Strachan of the Bahamas the chance to overtake her and win the race.

The Jamaican sprinter’s best times currently stand at 10.60 seconds in 100m and 21.79 seconds in the 200m races. She has made it clear that she wants to lower both these times. While some may argue that she’s too old, it is noteworthy that both these times came just last year.

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Shelly is after FloJo’s record

While she may not have too much running left in her career, The Jamaican still wants to beat FloJo’s time. Throughout her career, Shelly has worked towards achieving the “unbeatable” feat. Back in 1988, Florence Griffith Joyner set an astonishing time of 10.49 seconds at the 100m event, and no one has beaten it since.

While Elaine Thompson-Herah beat FloJo’s record of 10.62seconds at the Olympics, Pryce is yet to achieve the feat. But she has not ruled out the possibility of achieving it in 2022.

Seeing what Pryce was able to achieve in 2021, she seems confident to better her performance this season. With Elaine giving her some tough competition this season, it will be interesting to see who comes out on top.

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