‘Showing Up Is a Win’ - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Revises World Championships Targets Amid Worrying Form

Jamaican sprint great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is not putting herself under pressure to exit the scene on a high.

Fraser-Pryce has already announced that this is her final year on track with the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan set to be her last race.

The 38-year-old secured her ticket to Tokyo in June and she will feature in the 100m, eyeing a sixth world title over the distance.

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However, at her age, Fraser-Pryce is perhaps cognizant of the fact that she will have a hard time against much younger rivals and instead of putting herself under pressure to sign off in style, she is remaining modest in her approach to Tokyo.

“Four or five years ago, I would never tell anybody that the fact that I showed up to do another championships is a win,” Fraser-Pryce said on Nice Talk with Nikki Ogunnaike as quoted by Jamaican Observer, explaining how her outlook has changed.

“Wins are usually hardware, something tangible but for me, I think just showing up after everything is really a win.”

The two-time Olympics 100m champion is now just grateful that she can still compete after everything she has been through, especially her nasty experience at the Paris 2-24 Olympics, when she pulled out of her semi-final race for what she has described as “a panic attack” after her pre-race preparations were disrupted.

“Whichever way God decides it’s going to work, it’s going to work for me. I’m not afraid to take risks because ultimately my confidence comes from my faith because ultimately, I know that if something is going to happen, you’re not going to stop it — if I change coach, you’re not going to stop it. If it’s meant to be, it’s going to find me,” she went on.

“Those are wins for me and making the national team to go to the World Championships in Tokyo — that’s a big win that I’m deeply appreciative for because it doesn’t matter what happens in the second half, I’ve [already] won.”

Fraser-Pryce, who is the third fastest woman in history with a time of 10.60 seconds, has had few activities this year with the Jamaican National Championships, her third 100m event, the last race but she is set to feature at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial on August 12.