Jamaican sprinters have dominated the world of track and field for decades, and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce believes they will continue dominating since they are in safe hands.
Before his retirement, the fastest man alive, Usain Bolt, dominated the 100m and 200m, but after he hung up his spikes, Jamaica has struggled to get a heir to his throne, but Fraser-Pryce is confident that all will be well.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Elaine Thompson-Herah also gave their opponents a run for their money during their heydays, but Americans are slowly coming up with the likes of Gabby Thomas, Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson threatening Jamaican dominance.
Despite all these challenges, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce believes that if all the superstars retire today, Jamaica has the potential to continue dominating on the world stage.
You have to be. If you talk about track and field, and you talk about athletics in Jamaica, and you see what we have been able to produce in the past years, you know we are in capable hands,” Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce revealed.
“You come to our high school championships, it’s so strict, it’s so rigorous, just the training and the whole competition, so you find that year after year, we’re going to be producing great athletes coming out of high school.”
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce further challenged Kishane Thompson, Tia and Clayton, Oblique Seville, Ackeem Blake and other young sprinters to follow in their footsteps.
Those scenarios helped encourage them to understand that they already have a platform, they already have the blueprint, they already know what we’re capable of, and we are fierce. They have all the ingredients needed to thrive, and they can pick whoever they want to emulate.”
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce remains confident that Jamaica’s legacy in sprinting is secure. This is due to a new generation of disciplined and driven athletes that is ready to rise, and follow the blueprint laid before them.
