Injured Fraser-Pryce misses semis after late entry to stadium


JAMAICAN double champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce missed her Olympic 100m semi-final on Saturday after sustaining an injury in the warm-up after her preparation was unsettled by security officials delaying her entry to the Stade de France.

Fraser-Pryce, competing at her fifth Games at the age of 37 and the winner of two golds, a silver and a bronze over 100m, had been due to run in the second heat but appeared as a “did not start” in the official lists.

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