Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, two-time Olympic 100m champion, withdraws ahead of semi-finals at Paris 2024

There will likely be no fairytale ending within the 100m for athletics’ dash legend Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce.

The 37-year-old Jamaican, the Olympic champion within the occasion at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, withdrew previous to her semi-final on Saturday night time (3 August) on the Olympic Video games Paris 2024 after sustaining an harm in her closing warm-up forward of the race.

Jamaica’s chef de mission Ian Kelly confirmed to Reuters that Fraser-Pryce’s withdrawal was as a result of harm after reviews surfaced that it had been as a result of she was denied entry to the venue.

Footage on social media confirmed that Fraser-Pryce had been delayed entry earlier within the day, however Kelly stated an harm was what pressured Fraser-Pryce’s from the semis later within the night.

Fraser-Pryce was trying to declare a medal within the 100m for a fifth consecutive Video games, having received bronze in 2016 and silver in 2021.

“It’s tough for me to search out the phrases to explain the depth of my disappointment,” Fraser-Pryce stated in an Instagram submit early Sunday (4 August) morning. “I do know that my supporters share and shoulder this disappointment with me. … The help of my followers, my nation and the bigger neighborhood has rooted me in immense gratitude that has sustained me all through my profession.

“With each step and win, you all have been there for me,” she added. “My religion has all the time affirmed my belief within the journey.”

The legendary sprinter remains to be scheduled to run with the Jamaicans’ 4x100m relay workforce.

Fraser-Pryce has received eight Olympic medals in whole, together with a 3rd gold with the relay workforce at Tokyo 2020 along with her two 100m triumphs.

Two-time and reigning Olympic champion, Fraser-Pryce’s compatriot Elaine Thompson-Herah, didn’t make the journey to Paris after struggling an harm in Could. Which means the ladies’s 100m can have a brand new champion for the primary time since Athens 2004.