Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has revealed what she is banking on to impress at her final Olympics after admitting that her training has not been perfect in the build-up to the Games.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has admitted that her training for the Paris Olympic Games has not been the best but she will be banking on her experience to impress at her last dance.
The three-time Olympic champion explained that she had a great preparation in June and she would be looking to execute the race the best way she knows. She added that experience is what will work out for her, insisting that she has been to many championships to falter at the Olympic Games.
The 10-time world champion told Jamaica Observer that her main aim is to get on the starting line since that is the most important thing.
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“Preparations-wise, honestly, it wouldn’t have been the way I wanted it this year but, ultimately, I felt like I had a good training session last month, and I think that has been really good for me. So, I am always one of those persons who believes that experience will work,” the Jamaican sprint queen said.
“It [experience] will always give you a solid start and so that is what I am banking on — the experience that I have had all the other years that I have been to different championships. I am really hoping to showcase that in the coming days. For me, it is getting to the line — that is most important for me,” she added.
She was also in awe of making her fifth Olympic Games, noting that it is not something many athletes have achieved. Fraser-Pryce made her debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games where she won the women’s 100m title before defending her title at the 2012 London Olympics.
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the 37-year-old also competed at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, making the Paris Olympics her fifth.
“My fifth is such a milestone. I think I am feeling good and I am excited about it. So far, I have got into the village and I am enjoying the atmosphere. I am just really looking forward to representing the Jamaica team the best way I can and just having fun,” she added.