Participating in a parent race on children’s sports day is a wonderful thing. But when the parent is three-time Olympic gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, nothing much can be left up to the imagination.?
Athletics Weekly recently uploaded a video on Twitter showing the 36-year-old mother competing in the parent’s race. The parents out there got an incredible opportunity to share the track with the athletic legend. Zyon, her son, must be so proud!
All hailed the star mother and track legend, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a world champion with numerous achievements, including 8x Olympic medals, 5x Diamond League Final Winner, 10x World Champion, to name a few. And naturally, when such a legendary athlete participates in a parent’s race in a school, it can only go one way. Shelly-Ann ran leaps and bounds ahead of her fellow competitors. As Athletic Weekly displayed the story through Twitter, they wrote, “Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce decided to take part in the parent race at her son’s Sports Day. It was only ever going to go one way…”
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce decided to take part in the parent race at her son's Sports Day 🇯🇲
It was only ever going to go one way… https://t.co/m7RYdbsKP9
— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) March 31, 2023
The 36-year-old sprinter cruised along the track and finished the race in no time. However, she might not have run at her top speed, but her moderate sprint was powerful enough to rush her to victory. The other parents were left far behind her, with almost a fair distance to cover when she crossed the finish line. However, a couple of weeks from now, this won’t be the case.?
You read right. April 29th will be an exciting day for the athletics community. The track and field fans are patiently waiting for the highly anticipated clash between Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and American speedster Sha?Carri Richardson.
The experience against the young legs
The athletics world is eagerly waiting for the 29th of April when the Jamaican experienced athlete will be taking on the American young athlete. The clash between three-time Olympic gold medalist and Richardson will be held as a part of the Botswana Golden Grand Prix event.??
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The 100m race between the two famous track and field stars has already sparked a fabulous current amongst the fans.?Although the reason isn’t very positive, nevertheless, everyone is pumped up to watch these superstars compete against each other on the 29th of this month.??
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Whatever lies in the future, the Olympic champion had a great time at her son’s school event. Although her participance snatched the opportunity to win the race from other parents, how often does it happen for a commoner to lose a race to an Olympic champion??
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