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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce showcases customized Nike spikes as she prepares for last dance at Paris Olympic Games
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who is gearing up for her final Olympic hurrah in Paris, recently shared a glimpse of her custom-made Nike spikes. The 37-year-old is leaving no stone unturned at training to ensure that she ends on a high.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce shared the picture of her running spikes on her Instagram stories, captioning the photo with a Jamaican flag and love emoji.
The shoes are white, with the Jamaican flag prominently displayed. The Nike swoosh appears in black, yellow, and green, complementing the flag's colors. The rear of the shoes bears Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's signature, and the front sole is orange.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be representing team Jamaica for the final time at the Olympic Games this season after winning three Olympic titles and four Olympic silver medals. She also won one bronze medal at the Olympic Games.
The 37-year-old punched her ticket to the Olympic Games at the Jamaican Olympic trials, sealing the podium in the women’s 100m final in 10.94.
Two-time world 200m champion Shericka Jackson and 19-year-old Tia Clayton finished first and second in respective times of 10.84 and 10.90.
Fraser-Pryce opened her 2024 season at the JAAA Olympic French Foray 3, winning the women’s 100m race in 11.15 before heading to the Jamaican Olympic trials. She was off to a great start, winning the preliminaries in 10.98 and extending the winning streak to the semifinal in 10.91 before completing the podium in the final.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to retire after Paris Olympics
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, one of the greatest sprinters in history will retire after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with plans to spend more time with her family.
Speaking to Essence.com, Fraser-Pryce noted that she owes it to her family to spend time with them. The mother of one disclosed that she had been together with her husband since 2008 when her career was taking shape and he has been with her throughout.
"My husband and I have been together since before I won in 2008. He has sacrificed for me. We’re a partnership, a team," Fraser-Pryce said.
"And it’s because of that support that I’m able to do the things that I have been doing for all these years. And I think I now owe it to them to do something else. I want to finish on my own terms," she added.
She has been one of the greatest in Olympic history, notching up her first Olympic victory at the 2008 Olympic Games where she won the women’s 100m. With her win, she made history by becoming the first Caribbean woman to win gold in the women's 100m.
She then proceeded to the 2012 London Olympic Games where she defended her title. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was battling an injury and she managed to take a bronze medal in the women’s 100m before winning a silver in the relay.
Fraser-Pryce bounced back after giving birth to her son in 2017, taking the top prize in the relay and winning a silver in the women’s 100m at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
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