Five-time world 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is now 36, but she is still hungry for big wins and has no intention of hanging up her spikes. Jamaican athlete, who also has three Olympic titles and four silver medals, is looking to achieve even bigger things.
“Before, I was reluctant to state clearly what I wanted and I believe I can run faster – that’s really what’s kept me here. I believe that with every fiber of my being”, said Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. “Being able to run 10.6 consistently last year definitely means that a drop below that is coming. I don’t know when it will happen, but I’m working on it. I’m always excited about something new, something undiscovered. I also develop my own mind. I wake up every morning and go to practice and say to myself “I’m still doing this”. I still feel good, I still feel hungry”, added she.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a Jamaican track and field sprinter competing in the 60m, 100m and 200m. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time. An eight-time Olympic medalist, she rose from relative obscurity at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, becoming the first Caribbean woman to win gold in the 100m. At the London 2012 Olympics, she became the third woman in history to defend an Olympic 100m title. After injury affected her season, she won bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Thirteen years after her first Olympic win, she won a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, becoming the first athlete to medal in the 100m at four consecutive Olympic Games.
A dominant force in women’s sprinting, Fraser-Pryce has won more global 100m titles than any other sprinter in history. Nicknamed the “Pocket Rocket” for her petite stature and explosive block starts, her personal best of 10.60 sec makes her the third fastest woman ever.
