Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Relieves Full Circle Moment as She Ends 18-Year Career in Style

‎Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has expressed her delight at finishing her career just how she started it.

‎The 38-year-old officially retired following the conclusion of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday.

‎Fraser-Pryce was part of the Jamaica 4x100m relay team that won silver on the final day, a great way to sign off after a disappointing sixth place finish in the 100m final.

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‎It is exactly how her senior track career took off in 2007, when she made it to that year's World Championships in Osaka, Japan as she won silver in the 4x100m relay, having settled for sixth place in 100m final, and looking back 18 years later, the five-time 100m champion is grateful that she did it her own way.

‎"In 2007 when I made the team, I came sixth at my national championship and when I came to Osaka, I was unsure of who I was, what I wanted to do with my life and I was really just going day by day," she told the Inside Lane.

‎"I came here in Osaka and something clicked and that was the beginning of just me taking life and training seriously.

‎"Knowing who I am and confident in the woman that I am. It's truly remarkable and for every young girl sitting down and thinking that one day they will chart their own journey. It is important that they do it on their own terms.

‎"It was such an incredible feeling and being able to finish with my team. That is how I started and how I am finishing. So, I am really just thanking God."

‎Fraser-Pryce endured a painful 2024, when injuries and off the track issues distracted her, and she even pulled out of her semi-final heat of the 100m at Paris Olympics but she is in awe of a rare season without injuries in 2025.

‎"This year is the only in the last two when I have been injury-free. Things have been good," she went on.

‎"Yes, the 100m wasn't how I wanted but I made the final and it does not take away all the accomplishments.

‎"I am just hoping the next generation of athletes will chart their own path and know who they are."

‎Fraser-Pryce ends her 18-year career after winning 17 medals, among them five world titles in 100m and two Olympics golds over the distance.