While the track and field community continues to speculate, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce recently addressed her fandom. She sent a wave of love and gratitude following the unfortunate season she had. Shelly went on to say, “I am always so proud of the support that I get from home. It is truly something that continues to hold me up.” She did not stop there; in true Pryce style, she went on to add something cryptic.

“Things happen, and we can’t control everything that happens. But we too can navigate that journey, and I’m glad that I have them with me.” Are the “things” that she mentioned here the incidents that happened in Paris, or is there something else brewing? The 2024 Paris Olympics were anything but smooth for the Jamaican sprinter. Just before the Games, an unexpected incident unraveled.

A video emerged online showing Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce being denied entry to her designated warm-up area. The video showed her forced to engage in a tense conversation with security guards about new gate regulations. The officials claimed they had forgotten to communicate the change. “So you’re asking all the athletes who, for whatever reason, don’t stand at the Village, then they can’t come to the gate?” Fraser-Pryce voiced after. This set the tone for the rollercoaster that was to come.

The games finally began, but the saga continues. Fraser-Pryce was one of the names that the world predicted would win a gold medal in the 100m. But right before the race, she withdrew from both the 100m semi-finals and the 4x100m finals due to injury. This was a surprising withdrawal, considering she had just a year ago won two medals at the World Championships in Budapest. So when the scoreboard displayed “DNS”—”Did Not Start”—for Fraser-Pryce, it was shocking. Was it the pregame drama that caused her to leave? Or was her injury real?

In the aftermath of her unexpected departure, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has maintained silence. She never went on to directly address the question about her future. The one time she did say something, she chose to stay ambiguous, writing, “It’s the end of my Olympic journey but the beginning of a new chapter in my story.” Shelly also went on to talk about how her family needed her. But no real answers! Recently, Shelly was confronted with the question of what lies ahead again. Shelly firmly responded, “I cannot answer that question currently.” Then again…

Why is Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce being coy?

Adding yet another layer of intrigue, SportsMax, a Caribbean sports channel, recently revealed new details that have the fandom buzzing yet again. This revelation comes after recent speculations around Fraser-Pryce’s and Sha’Carri Richardson’s absence from season 2 of the Netflix documentary Sprint. It turns out there was something bigger in play for Fraser-Pryce. And it just may be the answer to the silence she is maintaining.

During a Sportsmax show, it was revealed that, in collaboration with Fraser-Pryce’s sponsors, there is a documentary in the making. A documentary that tells Shelly’s story and her perspective. But despite this, the question of what lies ahead for Fraser-Pryce remains unanswered. But the Sportsmax has given the fandom something to look forward to in that regard as well.

On the show, it was also revealed that the answer that the world is searching for about her plans is also in the documentary. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s silence around all of it has only increased the intrigue around the upcoming documentary. Is her silence the lack of answers or a ploy to harbor attention when the time is right? The world will have to watch Shelly’s journey closely for answers.