Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the three-time Olympic gold medallist and ten-time world champion sprint legend from Jamaica, announced in an interview published on Thursday that she will retire after the Olympics in Paris this year.
Speaking with the American publication Essence, Fraser-Pryce stated that she is forcing herself to retire at 37 to spend more time with her family.
"My son needs me," Fraser-Pryce told the magazine. "My husband and I have been together since before I won in 2008. He has sacrificed for me. We're a partnership, a team.
"It's because of that support that I'm able to do the things that I've been doing for all these years. And I think I now owe it to them to do something else."
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Fraser-Pryce stated that she is training for her final shot at Olympic glory in France and is committed to "pushing boundaries" and "showing people that you stop when you decide."
"I want to finish on my own terms."
Fraser-Pryce has eight Olympic medals, including gold in the 100 meters at Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012, as well as an Olympic title in the 4x100 relay for Jamaica in Tokyo.
She also won silver in the 100 and 200 meters in London and a bronze in the 100 meters in Rio in 2016.
She also took home a 200-meter world championship in 2013 and four gold medals from the 4x100-meter relay in 2009, 2013, 2015, and 2022.
"There's not a day I'm getting up to go practice and I'm like, 'I'm over this,'" Fraser-Pryce said.
