Shift in son’s school schedule opened Zürich door for SFP
Published:Thursday | September 8, 2022 | 12:13 AM
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HAVING INITIALLY pulled out of the 100m Diamond League final in Zürich, Switzerland, today, World 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce said she made a last-minute decision to compete in the event after her plans to accompany her son on his first...
HAVING INITIALLY pulled out of the 100m Diamond League final in Zürich, Switzerland, today, World 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce said she made a last-minute decision to compete in the event after her plans to accompany her son on his first day of school were postponed.
“Lausanne and Brussels were going to be my final races for the season because I had commitments with my son starting school back home and it was going to be his first day, so Zürich was actually not going to happen because of that,” Fraser-Pryce said.
“I was ready to go home and it was maybe divine intervention where I got an email from his school that they were postponing that day. It actually happened last night virtually, so that’s why I ended up being here and not running in Lausanne. I thought you know, after getting treatment and getting that run in Brussels, I could definitely do this one and get it out of the way,” she said at the event’s press conference in Zürich yesterday.
The five-time 100m World Champion said she also feels more confident about her hamstring strain recovery.
“I am definitely looking (forward) to running fast, just executing and having a good run,” she said.
With today’s event being her first Diamond League final since 2019 in Brussels, she is looking forward to the competition.
“This is my first time competing on this track, so I am definitely looking forward to it … I am definitely looking forward to having a good run as well,” Fraser-Pryce said.
The Jamaican said commitments to her son also affect her participation in the Indoor season.
“It’s been a while since I have attempted the Indoor season. Again, you know, I think for me, especially at the age that my son is, sometimes making sacrifices for what it is and I couldn’t do it (Indoors) this season. Hopefully, I will be able to do some next season because I want to do some,” the mother and sprinter said.
Fraser-Pryce will line up in the 100m Diamond League finals today along with fellow countrywomen Shericka Jackson and Natasha Morrison.
Joining them are Sha’Carri Richardson, Aleia Hobbs and Twanisha Terry of the USA; Daryll Neita of Great Britain and Marie-Josee Ta Lou of Ivory Coast.
The event is scheduled to run at 1:23 p.m. Jamaica time.