Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is one of the fastest women of all time and the Jamaican had no intention of going easy on the oher parents during a sports day race at her son’s school
Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce had an obvious advantage over the other parents at her son’s school sports day but that didn’t prompt her to go easy on the field. The Jamaican athlete, who won gold in Beijing and London, tore the field to shreds – and not for the first time.
Fraser-Pryce won 100m gold in 2008 and 2012, and later won a 4×100 relay gold at the Tokyo games. She has also come out on top in the parents’ race, romping home in 2023 and continuing to show her speed.
“They haven’t banned me yet so I’m at the line,” she wrote in an Instagram caption, along with a pair of cry-laughing emojis. No other parent could get close to the 38-year-old, and with good reason.
Fraser-Pryce, who also won several World Championship golds during her career, holds a personal best of 10.60 seconds over 100 metres. She was never going to match that running on grass rather than an Olympic-standard track, but she didn’t need to.
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