MANCHESTER, England, (CMC) – Jamaican sprinting legend, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, has revealed that this month’s World Championships in Tokyo will be her swansong as she intends to retire from the track.

The 38-year-old, widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, is set to compete in the women’s 100 metres at the Championships, which will run from September 13 to 21.
Fraser-Pryce, a three-time Olympic and 10-times world gold medalist, said she chose to bow out at the World Championships after withdrawing from the 100 metres final at last year’s Paris Olympics due to injury.

“I didn’t get the opportunity to do what I know I could have done in that moment, and it was hurtful.
“It was the first time in my entire career that I’ve never been able to step to a line to compete,” Fraser-Pryce said.
Despite limited races this season, the five-foot sprinter known affectionately as the “Pocket Rocket” qualified for her ninth world championships by finishing third at the Jamaican trials in the 100m.

Fraser-Pryce called it a “full-circle moment” from her first world championships in Osaka in 2007, where she travelled as a reserve for the 4x100m relay team.
“I just remember being so unsure of who I was, very mediocre goals, just happy to be there.

“Fast forward to being here now, being able to be in this moment and confident of who I am, the woman I am, the mother I am, the athlete I am, it’s just such a remarkable feeling,” Fraser-Pryce said.