Athletics-Jamaican sprint great Fraser-Pryce to retire after Tokyo worlds


FILE PHOTO: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce celebrates winning the women's 100 meters race during the third edition of Kip Keino Classic at the Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, Kenya May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi/File photo

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Champion Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will hang up her spikes after next month's world championships in Tokyo having redefined what is possible for women in sport.

The three-times Olympic and 10-times world gold medallist announced she would compete for one more season in 2025, saying she had unfinished business after withdrawing from the 100 metres final at last year's Paris Olympics due to injury.

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