Jamaican icon, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, brought the curtain down on her two decades of dominance at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, securing a silver medal in the women’s 4x100m relay on Sunday.
In an interview shared by Plascon Uganda, the 38-year-old, who burst onto the global stage with a stunning upset gold in the 100m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics reflected on her journey after receiving a standing ovation at the stadium.
“I really felt the love and support, though I tried not to take it all in because I was focused on the task, but that speaks to all the love, dedication, and hardwork that I’ve put in all these years,” she said.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce announces final race at Kingston’s National Stadium as retirement nears
She continued to say that, “It has been a blessing to represent my country for such a long time; the Lord has been so grateful to me, and I can’t say that enough.”
When asked about the friendships and relationships along the journey, she noted, “I’ve been privileged to race a lot of athletes across different generations, and for me, though we are all chasing gold and podium finishes, it’s the relationship that you foster through the journey.
“I’ve been in the finals, standing in lines and running with athletes who you know may be going through injuries or challenges, which adds to the story.”
Fraser-Pryce, when asked by a journalist if thr world would see her again in some two years at least, she stated with a smile, “You are being wicked to me (laughs), I don’t know, but right now I’m just trying to enjoy the moment.”
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has cemented her name as the most decorated women’s 100m sprinter in history, amassing five individual world titles in the events, alongside Olympic golds in 2008 and 2012, and a staggering total of 10 World Championship golds, six silvers, and one bronze across nine appearances.
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