Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce is one of the finest women sprinters in global history. That said, her 10.63 was a pleasant surprise oh so early in the season. This is a July kind of time! Wow, is Shelly-Ann sending out a global message with those fast feet of hers!
Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, Doha 2019, photo by World Athletics
What does this suggest for the Jamaican sprint goddess? Well, perhaps a 100m/200m double and darn better be on that 4x100m team for Team Jamaica.
That the exuberant Jamaican pocket rocket is ready for summer and Tokyo and will take on all comers.
The lineup, potentially in Tokyo with Dina Asher-Smith (GB), Sha’Carrie Richardson (USA), Elaine Thompson (Jamaica), and Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce suggest? May we compare this with the 1991 Tokyo WC Men’s 100m, where everyone was there and the battle was nearly perfect at 100 meters?
Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, Doha 2019, can she win in Tokyo? Well, 10.63 sure says something! photo by World Athletics
As track geeks, we can not wait!
Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce has won 17 global gold medals (2 in the Olympics, 9 in World Outdoor Championships, one in World Indoor Championships) and 25 medals in global championships overall! She looks poised to add to the medal count, to say the least!
SAFP supersonic 10.63
KINGSTON (JAM, Jun 5): Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked 10.63 (+1.3), the fourth fastest ever time, to move to second on the all-time list. Her previous best was 10.70 from 2012. Natasha Morrison ran 10.95 for a second. Also at the JOA/JAAA Olympic Destiny Series, world long jump champion Tajay Gayle won his event with a windy 8.56m (+2.5) and no legal marks. Janieve Russell won the 400m hurdles in 54.88. Stephenie McPherson won the 400m in 51.06. Oblique Seville was the fastest of the men’s 100m winners with 10.10 (+1.2). Shericka Jackson won the 200m in 22.93 (+0.9) and Canadian Brendon Rodney the men’s in 20.49 (-0.7). O’Dayne Richards won the shot with 19.49m.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Doha 2021, photo by Diamond League AG
