“Time will honor your greatness – 2025,” captioned the post of the first Jamaican woman to win an Olympic women’s 100m title as she announced her comeback to the track. The last time we saw Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was before the Paris Semis, where she reportedly pulled out because of injuries. Nevertheless, she is coming back for one last time to the track for some “unfinished business,” at least that’s what the comeback announcement hinted at. But for now, she is reclaiming the old crown again. How, you may wonder?
April 19, 2025 – Kingston, the city that has been the home to the lightning bolt, saw the return of the three-time Olympic champion. “Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce easy 10.94 100m (+3.1) in her first (non-parent) race since the Olympics!” reported the NBC Sports Director of Social Media, Travis Miller, on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform, X.
The 5-time Diamond League winner donned a white and black outfit as she took her mark in lane number. Then came the cue to run, and she jolted like she had wind on her back. “Shelly, get a good start,” said the commentator, and indeed she did. The Nike-sponsored athlete took the lead from the very beginning of the race and then refused to give it up. Some good competition did come from Natasha Morrison, who clocked a time of 11.01.
Now you would wonder, the 10.94 would be slow compared to her previous timing, but no. Not only was this her earliest season opener since 2022, but she has also been finishing under the 11-second barrier for sixteen years. She did it first in the 2008 Olympic trials – she took second place in the 100m final, running 10.85.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce easy 10.94 100m (+3.1) in her first (non-parent) race since the Olympics! pic.twitter.com/U6IfnSrttS
— Travis Miller (@travismillerx13) April 19, 2025
But this wasn’t her first comeback to the track for the 2025 season. She was racing in her son’s school.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce makes a track comeback alongside other parents
On April 16, 2025, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce participated in the parents’ 100-meter race at her son Zyon’s school sports day in Jamaica. Now, when the track changes from rubber to grass, you expect the Olympian to slow down a bit. She didn’t.
The 38-year-old didn’t even give the other moms in the race a chance. As soon as the cue to race came, the woman donning the Blue T-shirt and black tights just ran like she was in a regular track and field race. None of the other competitors were even in the frame when she crossed the finish line.
She shared the glimpses over her Instagram and for the race she wrote, “They haven’t banned me yet so I’m at the line ” Quite the comeback to track, don’t you think?
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