Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce reveals the inspiration behind her son's name Zyon

Jamaican sprinting legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has once again captured hearts, not on the track this time, but through a touching revelation about her son Zyon.

The two-time Olympic 100m champion recently opened up about the inspiration behind her son's name, giving fans a glimpse into the personal meaning behind the choice.

In an exclusive interview with marieclaire.com, Fraser-Pryce shared that her son's name Zyon, was named after the Lauryn Hill song and spelled with a 'y' deliberately like 'Fraser-Pryce'."

Since becoming a mother, Fraser-Pryce has balanced her role as a parent with her demanding training schedule as one of the world's best female sprinters conveniently, often crediting her son as a source of motivation.

For context, nearly two years after she became a mother, the track icon won her fourth world 100m title at the 2019 World Championships in Doha - ten years after her first and became the oldest woman ever and first mother since Gwen Torrence at the 1995 World Championships to claim a 100m global title.

After her historic win, Fraser-Pryce declared it "a victory for motherhood" and brought Zyon along on her victory lap around the stadium. However, the journey to this historic moment wasn't an easy one, as she mentioned in the Marie Claire interview.

“I faced so much adversity going into that championship; track was the outlet that I had to pour into,” she says. “I believe in the power of alignment. When things are aligned, no one and nothing on this earth can stop that. I was anxious. I was nervous. I was a lot of things. A part of me wanted to prove that I was still good. But being there with my son, I looked at him and thought, it doesn’t matter what happens.”

The star sprinter will make her final career appearance at the World Championships in Tokyo in September, where she'll be gunning to close off her glorious career with a medal and have a well-deserved heroic sendoff, having Zyon by her side for a final victory lap.