32 year old mom , Fraser-Pryce clinched her fourth 100m World title
“It was hard. I was really scared when I had to do a C-section and was out for nearly 10 weeks. I was unable to lift weights on my back. So it was a long journey coming back physically and mentally because I was 30 and everyone else was running fast. I was worried about whether I was going to come back OK. I just really worked hard. When I heard people said I should call it a day, I just knew I wasn’t ready to go. I knew I had something left to do. I never lost focus on the goal and the dream.
Tonight was one of those moments I am really proud of because for women in athletics it’s very hard to take a break and come back to sprinting. It took a lot of work and a lot of sacrifice.
“Having Zyon being able to witness tonight is definitely a moment I’ll cherish. He reminded me of how much I had to work and fight as a woman. The world believes you should wait until you’re finished to have a baby, but I had other plans.”
On how she felt before the semi-final and the final:
“I was tired in both because I didn’t get any sleep last night, which was so weird for me. I got to sleep about 4am this morning.
“I was just trying to make sure I ran the rounds as best as I could. I’m an experienced athlete and I just did what I needed to do tonight.”
On silver medallist Dina Asher-Smith (GBR):
“Dina had a PB and national record which is awesome. She will definitely inspire a lot of athletes in Great Britain to know you don’t have to come from US and Jamaica to get a medal, you can come from somewhere else and do well.”
On the size of the crowd:
“I did notice that the stadium wasn’t full but for me it’s part of athletics. The world wants to see a championships and Doha got the rights to host it. You just have to give and take.
“I wanted to put on a good performance, not just for the crowd but for me as a person. Even though there were only a thousand people in the stands, the two most important people were there able to see me compete. I can’t ask for anything else.”
On changing her hair colour after the first round on Saturday:
“I was actually planning on changing my hair between each race but I’m not running the 200m now so no-one is going to see the next colour.
“But I am in the relay, so I will bring a new one out for that.”
On the stadium light show before the start of the final:
“I was trying not to get flustered by it. I was just thinking, ‘Nail the start and then we’re in business.’”
On how close she is to breaking her national record of 10.70:
“I think I am just at the door and it will open. I think it will come. Tonight after doing what I did I hope somewhere along the line it will come. Tonight I am just grateful to be able to dip below 10.80.”
On why she’s not doing the 200m:
“My coach made the decision because he believes I’m not really back as yet and he didn’t want to push me too much. But we can definitely do the double in 2020.”
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2008 Beijing | 100 m |
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2012 London | 100 m |
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2012 London | 200 m |
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2012 London | 4×100 m relay |
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2016 Rio de Janeiro | 4×100 m relay |
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2016 Rio de Janeiro | 100 m |
| World Championships | ||
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2009 Berlin | 100 m |
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2009 Berlin | 4×100 m relay |
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2013 Moscow | 100 m |
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2013 Moscow | 200 m |
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2013 Moscow | 4×100 m relay |
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2015 Beijing | 100 m |
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2015 Beijing | 4×100 m relay |
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2019 Doha | 100 m |
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2007 Osaka | 4×100 m relay |
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2011 Daegu | 4×100 m relay |
| World Indoor Championships | ||
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2014 Sopot | 60 m |
| World Athletics Final | ||
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2008 Stuttgart | 100 m |
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2009 Thessaloniki | 100 m |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2014 Glasgow | 4×100 m relay |
| NACAC Championships | ||
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2018 Toronto | 4×100 m relay |
| Pan American Games | ||
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2019 Lima | 200 m |
