Fraser-Pryce shortlisted for award after triple gold


Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica holds her national flag after winning the women's 4x100 metres relay final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 18, 2013. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler

(Reuters) - Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was shortlisted alongside shot putter Valerie Adams and hurdler Zuzana Hejnova for the female Athlete of the Year award on Tuesday.

Fraser-Pryce won gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at August's world championships in Moscow, while New Zealand's twice Olympic champion Adams collected a fourth world title in the Russian capital.

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