Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to retire after 2024 Paris Olympic Games - 'I want to finish on my own terms'
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Published 09/02/2024 at 11:10 GMT
Sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has said he plans to bring an end to her sensational career after the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The Jamaican is regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all-time and she said she "owes it" to her family to retire after the Games this summer. The 37-year-old has collected eight Olympic medals which have included three golds in three separate Games.
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Sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has said she plans to retire after the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The Jamaican is regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time and says she will bring an end to her illustrious career after this year's Games to spend more time with her family.
The 37-year-old won Olympic gold in the 100m at the 2008 and 2012 Games before claiming her third medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with the Jamaican relay team.
Fraser-Pryce has also collected four silver medals and one bronze during her time competing at the Olympic Games.
“There’s not a day I’m getting up to go practice and I’m like, ‘I’m over this,’” she told Essence. "My son needs me. My husband and I have been together since before I won in 2008. He has sacrificed for me.
"We’re a partnership, a team. And it’s because of that support that I’m able to do the things that I have been doing for all these years. And I think I now owe it to them to do something else.”
Fraser-Pryce added that she wants to continue "pushing boundaries” and "showing people that you stop when you decide. I want to finish on my own terms”.
The Jamaican star is also a 10-time world champion with her latest gold medal coming in the 100m when she set a championship record in the United States.
Fraser-Pryce also claimed five silver medals and one bronze during her career at the World Championships.
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She will be one of the favourites for a medal in Paris with current world champion American Sha'Carri Richardson and team-mate Shericka Jackson also in the running for a podium finish.
Looking back on her career, Fraser-Pryce is keen to be remembered for not only being a champion but an athlete who inspired the next generation.
“You can have an impact, and it’s important to show people that you can’t be selfish,” she added. “It’s not enough that we step on a track and we win medals.
"You have to think about the next generation that’s coming after you, and give them the opportunity to also dream - and dream big.”
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