“Piercing Pain in My Hamstring”: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s Favorite Rival Allyson Felix Reminisces a Decade-Long Mishap That Almost Made Her Quit the Sport

Allyson Felix had to abandon the 200m final race at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow. The Olympic gold medalist had suffered a torn hamstring only about 50m into the race. Later, she described the moment as the lowest point of her life. In a recent video, the champion sprinter revisited the moment with a new perspective.

The 200m sprint was going to be the ultimate showdown between America’s Allyson Felix and Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. With Felix out of the race due to her injury, Fraser-Pryce went on to win the gold medal. Recently, Allyson Felix shocked everyone with her fresh new take on the incident.

Allyson Felix changes her view

Allyson Felix was the undisputed queen of the track in the 200m event. Before the incident in Moscow, she had three world titles and an Olympic gold in the event. Her injury kept her from creating a history that would have put her name at the top of the all-time list ahead of legends such as Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson. When the race began, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce had already acquired a lead within the first two steps, but Felix was on her heels. She was determined to continue her winning streak from the 2012 London Olympics games. The American ace had trained very hard to give Fraser-Pryce a definitive challenge.

However, fate had something else in store for her. Just as she began to accelerate around the curve, Felix said she felt a “piercing pain in my hamstring”. She started to hobble and then fell down on the track. Felix felt a surge of emotions, knowing that the match she had been eagerly anticipating was slipping away from her grasp. Allyson Felix uploaded the video on her Instagram account with the caption, “This was such a tough moment for me”. But she also added, saying it was “also a beautiful one”. As she lay on the ground, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of disappointment. Within moments, she was surrounded by the medics and racing staff. Her brother and agent Wes Felix was also beside her, and their beautiful relationship warmed the hearts of all the spectators.

A heartwarming sibling bond

Wes Felix had a credential to attend the Championships, but he was not allowed to enter the track. However, he somehow managed to get to his sister’s side when she needed him the most. Allyson Felix wanted to disappear from the tracks and escape the disappointment. But the medics could not lift her up onto the stretcher because of technical difficulties. Wes Felix understood his sister’s desperation and immediately sprang into action.

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He carried her out of the tracks in her arms. Allyson Felix said, “I could not have asked for more,” expressing her deepest gratitude to her brother. The siblings are always in contact to this day and continue to support each other in their respective endeavors.

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