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From Waterhouse to the World: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce shares emotional career retirement video

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce finally retires from legendary track career
In an emotional career retirement video, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce showed her best moments on the track.
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's legacy will always be remembered in the annals of history as the Jamaican sprint legend finally looks ahead to her retirement.

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After an impressive 18-year career, during which she dominated the track and became a five-time world 100m champion as well as a two-time Olympic gold medalist, the 38-year-old track icon finally retired at the end of the Tokyo 2025 World Championships.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Photo: Imago

In her last dance on the track, Fraser-Pryce still showed her resilience and greatness by getting to the women's 100m final, settling for a respectable sixth-place finish, before running a vital first leg for the young Jamaican 4x100m relay squad as they blazed to the silver medal.

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce shares retirement video

As her legendary career finally comes to an end, Fraser-Pryce shared an emotional retirement video, highlighting her best moments on the track.

"My career has been predicated on two things: God and speed.

Faith kept me grounded. Speed kept me going.

Together, they took me from Waterhouse to the world.

And for every step, every cheer, every prayer — I’m grateful," she wrote as a caption to the video.

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Fraser-Pryce will remain a role model to several athletes globally, and arguably the greatest female sprinter in history.

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