Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) runs in a women’s 200m heat during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer
Games at Olympic Stadium. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY
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By Nelson A. King
Legendary Jamaican sprint star,
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce continues to
defy her age and the odds — not ready
to hang up her sprinting shoes.
The 34-year-old added an Olympic
silver to her extensive medal collection
over the summer, but she told the UKbased
SkySports that she is not ready
to put her feet up just yet.
“Listen, I’m lining up with young
athletes, athletes that have just started,”
Fraser-Pryce,” she said. “And I’m
still on top of the game, so why stop
there? Why not take it to the next
level?
“When you’re a young girl like me
growing up in Waterhouse in Kingston,
you’re kind of conditioned to
think nothing good comes from where
you’re from,” Fraser-Pryce added. “You
have that mindset for a while until you
start to have people that pour into you
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Sir Curtly Ambrose. Associated Press,
File
Peace move
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has intervened
in an attempt to cool tempers, following
veteran Chris Gayle’s broadside
criticisms against legendary former fast
bowler, Sir Curtly Ambrose recently.
In an explosive tirade during a media
interview, Gayle said he no longer
respected Sir Curtly, accusing the Antiguan
of being too “negative” in his
assessment of the West Indies team and
“looking for attention.”
Sir Curtly had said last month that
Gayle was “no automatic choice” in
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Trini cyclist
grabs medal
By Azad Ali
Nicholas Paul ended a 30-year
drought when he became Trinidad and
Tobago’s first cyclist to win a world
cycling medal after legendary national
cyclist, Gene Samuel accomplished the
feat in 1991.
Paul, 23, copped a silver medal in the
men’s 1km (kilometre) time trial at the
recent 2021 International Cycling Union
(ICU) Track Cycling World Championship
in Roubaix, France.
Paul, who made his Olympic debut
this year at the Tokyo Games, sprinted
to the line on 59.418 seconds. Winning
gold was Dutchman Jeffrey Hoogland in
58.418 and taking bronze was German
Joachim in 1:00.008.
Paul’s silver medal performance was
T&T’s best showing ever at the World
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SPRINTING ON
Fraser-Pryce not ready to hang up running shoes
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