Jamaican track and field star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce recently took part in the parents' race at her son Zyon's sports day event. The eight-time Olympic medallist zoomed across the track, winning the race (to no one's surprise) as onlookers watched in awe. She posted the video on Instagram, with the caption, "They haven’t banned me yet, so I’m at the line." Zyon, 7, won two gold medals at the event. Shelly-Ann's husband, Jason Pryce, also participated in a tug-of-war challenge.
Shelly-Ann, 38, has even previously raced in his sports day. When asked why she participated in the event, Shelly-Ann told CBS Sports, in 2023, "Yes, why not. I'm a parent. It said parent race, so I showed up for the parent race... Honestly, I wasn't planning on running. But then my son and my husband didn't show up like we planned. So I had to show up."
More about Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a five-time world champion and is the third-fastest woman in history, clocking 10.6s in 2021. She is fondly known as the 'sprint queen' or 'pocket rocket'. Shelly-Ann won a gold medal in the 100m race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 100m race in the 2012 London Olympics, and the 4 x 100m race at the Tokyo Olympics. She also has four Olympic silver medals and 1 Bronze medal.
Shelly-Ann has won more individual global sprint titles than any other female sprinter in history and is the most decorated 100 m sprinter of all time. In 2023, she won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year. In 2019, she recorded a victory at the IAAF World Championship event held in Doha, becoming the first mother to win a 100m world title. Her victory came two years after she gave birth to Zyon. At the age of 32, she became the oldest woman to register for this victory.
Shelly-Ann recently announced that she will return to the track in the 2025 season after her final Olympics ended in heartbreak in Paris (2024), where she missed her 100m semi-final due to an injury sustained during the warm-up. She is now aiming to leave the scene on a high at the World Championships, scheduled to be held in Tokyo in September 2025.
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