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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Advances in Final Jamaican Trials Despite Doubts Over Event Recognition

Missing from the World Athletics schedule, the national championships face questions over whether performances will count toward global rankings.

Sprinting legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is racing at Jamaica's National Trials for the final time as she prepares for retirement
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Overview

  • Fraser-Pryce won her 100m heat on June 27 at Kingston’s National Stadium, marking a strong start to her final domestic competition.
  • The Jamaican Athletics Administrative Association asserts that the June 26–29 trials are approved by World Athletics for ranking points and Tokyo qualification.
  • World Athletics’ official calendar omits the national championships, raising uncertainty over whether athletes’ performances will be officially recognized.
  • Similar registration oversights by the JAAA earlier this year left high jumper Raymond Richards’s 2.31m mark uncounted for global rankings.
  • In an emotional Instagram post, Fraser-Pryce thanked Jamaica’s track community for two decades of support as she bids farewell.