Jamaican dash icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is making ready to convey the curtain down on her legendary profession, together with her consultant confirming plans for retirement following the 2025 observe season.
The information was confirmed to NBC Sports final Thursday, shortly after Fraser-Pryce posted a minute-long spotlight reel on Instagram that ended with the phrases “unfinished enterprise.” The publish, which included a few of her most memorable victories, was captioned: “Time will honor your greatness – 2025.”
Although Fraser-Pryce herself didn’t explicitly announce her retirement, the video strongly hinted at it — and her rep’s affirmation makes it clear that subsequent yr can be her remaining lap across the international stage.
Earlier this yr, the 38-year-old Kingston native stated she had “another yr left” throughout a January interview with a Fox affiliate, following up on her 2023 assertion that the Paris Olympics could be her final Video games.
At Paris 2024, Fraser-Pryce superior from the primary spherical of the ladies’s 100m however withdrew earlier than the semifinals with out giving a public clarification. She later shared her disappointment on social media: “It’s troublesome for me to seek out the phrases to explain the depth of my disappointment… The assist of my followers, my nation and the bigger neighborhood has rooted me in immense gratitude that has sustained me all through my profession.”
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Fraser-Pryce made her international debut on the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the place she grew to become the primary Jamaican lady to win gold within the 100m. She defended her title at London 2012 and stays the one lady to win 5 world titles within the 100m — a feat made much more exceptional by the truth that two of these got here after she grew to become a mom in 2017.
In complete, she holds seven mixed Olympic and World Championship titles within the 100m — essentially the most in historical past.
With the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo looming this September, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce appears to be like set to make one remaining assertion on the worldwide stage.
