Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce abruptly withdraws from Olympics 100 meters

Two-time Olympic 100 champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s quest for another title ended abruptly when she pulled out of the 100-meter semifinal.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , of Jamaica , runs in a women’s 100-meter heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.

Follow AP’s coverage of the 2024 Olympics in Paris as Simone Biles wins another gold, Sha’Carri Richardson goes for her first and Katie Ledecky tries for another.No immediate reason was given for Fraser-Pryce’s scratch, which came up on the scoreboard only moments before she was supposed to race Sha’Carri Richardson and Julien Alfred in the evening’s second semifinal.Fraser-Pryce has a total of eight Olympic medals, including gold in the 4x100 at the Tokyo Games in 2021.

Fraser-Pryce’s departure means the three Jamaicans who swept the podium in Tokyo are all out of this year’s 100. Reigning champion Elaine Thompson-Herah shut down her season earlier this year with an Achilles tendon injury, and bronze medalist Shericka Jackson announced this week that she was focusing on the 200.

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