Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who just lately introduced her retirement from monitor and area after a legendary 18-year profession, shall be topped by tennis legend Serena Williams on the ATHLOS 2025. The occasion is about to be held at Icahn Stadium in New York on Friday, October 10.
With eight Olympic medals, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce stands alongside Jamaica’s best, Usain Bolt. She additionally holds 16 World Championship medals throughout 9 editions and is the one girl to say 5 100m world titles.
The official Instagram deal with of ATHLOS on Wednesday introduced that it will be honoring Fraser-Pryce on the monitor occasion. In a latest interview on CBS Mornings, ATHLOS founder and Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, revealed that the tennis legend can be the one honoring the dash icon. Fraser-Pryce additionally joined Ohanian within the interview.
“That is the legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce… Whilst an outsider to the game, you understand this identify, you understand this icon. One thing that was so necessary for us is not only to have a particular Tiffany crowning second for Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce at our occasion but additionally one other GOAT (best of all time), Serena Williams , she goes to be the one doing the crowning,” Ohanian stated. (by way of Jamaica Observer)
The second version of the meet will characteristic a powerful lineup of athletes at Icahn Stadium, together with Masai Russell, Tara Davis-Woodhall, Brittany Brown, and Religion Kipyegon, amongst others. There may also be a number of large names watching from the sidelines, together with sprinters Sha’Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas, and Melissa Jefferson-Picket.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will get emotional to 100m last standing ovation at World Athletics Championships
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ended her last and ninth World Athletics Championships profession with a sixth-place end within the 100m and a silver medal within the 4x100m relay. The legendary Jamaican sprinter delivered a powerful run in a extremely aggressive girls’s 100m last that includes Melissa Jefferson-Picket, Shericka Jackson, Sha’Carri Richardson, and others.
For her last 100m look, Fraser-Pryce obtained a standing ovation from the gang in Tokyo. In a post-race interview, she shared how she felt in regards to the emotional second.
“I felt the love, I felt the help, and I attempted to not take all of it in as a result of I used to be targeted on the duty forward. It simply speaks to all of the exhausting work, the dedication, the help that I’ve obtained over time, and to have that reception was actually great. I thank the followers for his or her help at all times. It doesn’t matter what’s taking place. They’re at all times supporting, at all times cheering. For me, that’s what it’s all about,” Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce stated.
Two days in the past, the athlete penned a heartfelt message of gratitude to her supporters and household, marking her official retirement from the sport.
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