Jamaica’s observe and discipline champions returned house from the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, receiving a heat and celebratory reception at Norman Manley Worldwide Airport.
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The delegation included the nation’s sprinting icon, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who introduced house a silver medal within the ladies’s 4×100 meters relay — her seventeenth and closing World Championships medal.
Fraser-Pryce celebrated as all-time sprinting nice
Minister of Sport, Olivia Grange, led the accolades, declaring Fraser-Pryce the best feminine sprinter in historical past.
“So far as we’re all involved, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce shouldn’t be solely one of the best girl sprinter Jamaica has produced however is one of the best the world has seen,” Minister Grange stated.
Fraser-Pryce’s illustrious profession consists of 5 World Championship 100m titles, greater than any girl in historical past, cementing her legacy as a worldwide sprinting legend.
Champion and group chief
Minister Grange additionally lauded Fraser-Pryce for her philanthropic work by the Pocket Rocket Basis, which she launched in 2013 to help scholar athletes and empower Jamaican youth.
“By way of group initiatives and developmental programmes, the Basis has made its impression, and we wish to congratulate you, Shelly-Ann, on that initiative,” stated Minister Grange.
The inspiration offers educational funding, mentorship, and steerage to younger athletes, nurturing each their sporting and academic potential.
A profession mirrored and celebrated
Fraser-Pryce, now transitioning into retirement, expressed gratitude in the course of the reception, which was hosted by GraceKennedy, for which she serves as a model ambassador. She mirrored on her journey, which started on the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan.
“It has been a tremendous starting and superb chapter, part of the e-book, and to have the ability to share the second with upcoming queens can also be outstanding,” Fraser-Pryce stated.
Her profession concludes with a staggering 17 World Championships medals: 10 gold, 6 silver, and 1 bronze, a file that stands as a testomony to her dominance, consistency, and resilience on the world stage.
