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Jamaican Sprint Legend Fraser-Pryce Withdraws from Olympic 100m at Paris 2024
Jamaican sprinting legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has withdrawn from the Olympic 100m competition at Paris 2024, opting out before the semi-final round on Saturday. The 37-year-old, renowned for her extraordinary career, was participating in her final Olympic Games before retirement.
Fraser-Pryce, a two-time Olympic and five-time world champion in the 100m, had successfully qualified from her heat earlier on Saturday but decided not to compete for a spot in the final.
Despite her withdrawal from the individual event, Fraser-Pryce still has an opportunity to add to her impressive collection of 24 global medals as part of Jamaica’s women’s 4x100m relay team, which clinched gold at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago.
Fraser-Pryce had been aiming to reach the 100m podium for the fifth consecutive Olympic Games, following her silver medal performance behind teammate Elaine Thompson-Herah in Tokyo.