Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: What happened to| DNS| Best 100m time

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Two-time Olympic champion Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdrew from the Paris Olympics 2024 women’s 100m semi-final minutes before the race on Saturday. Today we will discuss about Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: What happened to| DNS| Best 100m time.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: What happened to| DNS| Best 100m time

Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce CD OD OJ OLY (born December 27, 1986) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres, and 200 metres. He is widely considered one of the greatest sprinters of all time.

Personal information
Birth name Shelly-Ann Fraser
Born 27 December 1986 (age 37)
Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[note 1]
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country Jamaica
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 60 m, 100 m, 200 m
Club
  • Elite Performance Track Club (2020–present)
  • MVP Track Club (2006–2020)
Coached by
  • Reynaldo Walcott (2020–present)
  • Stephen Francis (2006–2020)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
  • 100 m: 1st (2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2022)
  • 200 m: 1st (2013)
Personal bests
  • 60 m: 6.98 s (2014)
  • 100 m: 10.60 s (2021)
  • 200 m: 21.79 s (2021)

What happened to

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: What happened to| DNS| Best 100m time

There was an uproar at the Stade de France on Saturday evening when, ahead of the women’s 100 meters semi-final at the Paris Olympics, Jamaica’s sprinting star Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s lane was unexpectedly left empty.

Fraser-Pryce, long the standard-bearer of the event after winning Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012, bronze in 2016 and silver in 2021, did not start the race, a dropout not publicly disclosed until Until their rivals made their debut. Block.

No explanation was given for his decision, and he did not provide any details in a post on Instagram later Saturday.

In the post, Fraser-Pryce thanked her fans for their support and acknowledged her disappointment.

DNS

There will be no fairy tale ending in the 100 meters for athletics sprint legend Shelley-Ann Fraser Pryce.

The 37-year-old Jamaican, Olympic champion at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, withdrew ahead of her semi-final at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Saturday night (August 3) after suffering an injury in her final warm-up. Ahead of the race.

Jamaica’s chef de mission Ian Kelly confirmed to Reuters that Fraser-Pryce’s withdrawal was due to injury, after reports emerged he was denied entry to the venue.

Footage on social media showed that Fraser-Pryce had delayed entry earlier in the day, but Kelly said Fraser-Pryce was forced to withdraw from the semi-finals later in the evening due to injury.

Best 100m time

Jamaican sprint icon Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdrew from the Olympic 100 meters competition on Saturday ahead of her semi-final at Paris 2024.

The 37-year-old, a five-time world and two-time Olympic 100 meters champion, is competing in her final Games before retirement.

Fraser-Pryce qualified from her heat on Saturday but did not line up to compete for a place in the final.

But she could still add to her total of 24 global medals as part of the Jamaica women’s 4×100 meters team, which won gold in Tokyo three years ago.

Fraser-Pryce was trying to make the 100m podium at a fifth consecutive Olympic Games after being denied a third title by teammate Ellen Thompson-Herah in Tokyo three years ago.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the third-fastest woman in history with a personal best of 10.60, announced her decision to retire in February – 17 years after first appearing on the global stage for Jamaica’s 4×100 meters relay team at the 2007 World Championships. 

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