'Mommy no more 4th place' - Fraser-Pryce reveals her son Zyon has challenged her to bow out with a medal in Tokyo

Ahead of her last dance at the Tokyo 2025 World Championships, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's son Zyon has challenged his mom to achieve more than a fourth-place finish in the women's 100m event.

The five-time world 100m champion, who will be making her final career appearance in Tokyo after eighteen years of being a legend in the sport, would hope to close off her iconic career with another medal and strengthen her position as arguably the greatest female sprinter in history.

Speaking in an interview with Radio Jamaica, Fraser-Pryce revealed that she's looking forward to the moment, and her son Zyon has even challenged her to aim for a podium placement.

"I can tell you by the way, my son is my harshest critic. He said 'Mommy no more fourth place', so it's not just for me," she said.

Fraser-Pryce will have the chance to bid farewell to global athletics as she wished, by competing in the 100m at her ninth world championships.

The 38-year-old track icon may not be the favourite for the world title in Tokyo, but she is certainly not a pushover to get to the final. With her historic track record of always winning medals in major finals, the Jamaican sprint legend will be focused on the podium to wrap up her illustrious career.

As one of the most decorated athletes in history, Fraser-Pryce's career began in 2008, when she surprisingly won Olympic gold in Beijing.

Since then, she has gone on to dominate the women's sprint division and help usher in a new generation of Jamaica's female sprinters. Her world title win in 2019 made her the first mother in 24 years to claim a global 100 m title, while her victory in 2022 at age 35 made her the oldest sprinter ever to become a world champion.