Not all of the Jamaican Athlete Attended the Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce
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Published 2024-07-26
Jamaica’s rising women’s quarter-miler and national 400m record holder Nickisha Pryce is optimistic she can produce another record-breaking performance when she competes at the Paris Olympic Games.
The 23-year-old Pryce, who recently joined the professional ranks after graduating from University of Arkansas, has been in outstanding form this season, breaking the national 400m record twice.
Competing in her first Diamond League as a professional, Pryce set a national record and world-leading time of 48.57 seconds to win the 400m in London, England, on Saturday.
Her remarkable run shattered her own national record of 48.89, previously set at the NCAA National Division 1 Championships in June. Following these outstanding performances this season Pryce is highly favoured to medal in Paris.
She told the Jamaica Observer that she is not getting too carried away with her recent success, being very focused instead on just getting into the final and then taking it from there.
“I am feeling good. I am just trying to be focused and be healthy,” she noted.
“My aim right now is just to make the final — nothing too crazy — but just to make the final.
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“Me and my coach have been working on that [national record] the entire season, and knowing that I am running fast right now, I am grateful,” Pryce added.
No Jamaican woman has ever won a gold medal in the one-lap event at the Olympic Games, but based on Pryce’s performances this season she could very well break that drought for the country in the event which is scheduled to begin on August 5. Lorraine Fenton-Graham won bronze in the women’s 400m in Sydney, Australia, in 2000; Novlene Williams-Mills took home bronze at the 2008 Beijing Games; and Shericka Jackson also won a bronze medal in the event at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Games.
The women’s 400m final is set for August 9.
Pryce pointed out that she is very delighted to be participating in her first Olympic Games and is not putting herself under any undue pressure to run fast times in Paris.
“I am not going to put a time on myself because my aim is just to make the final — and when I make the final then anything is possible.
“There is no pressure on me going into the Olympics because I am just doing me. I am not focusing on anyone else but myself; [I am focusing] on executing a proper race throughout the rounds of my event,” she said.
All Comments (21)
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Shelly wasn't d flagbearer ,she is the captain
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Shelly was never the flag bearer she is the captain, two different roles.
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In the UK, the commentators reported that some athletes were missing from the opening ceremony because they were doing final preparations for their events.
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I guess Jamaica's celeb athletes did not participate to avoid the fanfare. We have athletes from other countries breaking down in tears at just seeing one of our superstars.
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The Country have to use the sponsor that is spending on the entire team, and like every other Country they have to wear the Team sponsored logo.
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Shelly ann fraser pryce is the captain not the flag bearer
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Next time they choose a fashion brand for Jamaica's team uniform instead of a sports/athletics brand.
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God bless Jamaica and the AAthlete me Always 😂❤
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You can do what you need to. 🎉
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Is it me, or wasn’t SFP the Captain and Shaneika Ricketts the flag bearer?
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That doesn’t make sense. Why Jamaica is one nation so why a sponsor brand should put the athletes through that? That is foolishness to deprive the athletes of a momentous occasion. I watched a video which indicated that the boat ride for Jamaica athletes was limited to 40.
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They already limited the number of persons that could go on the boat. It was suppose to be 40. Most of the vets weren’t there cause more than likely, they did not want to be out there for however long & gave the newbies a chance to go. Adidas might have given their athletes clearance to wear the Puma shoes with the uniform but Nike said hell nah.
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Some had sponsorship issues . Nike/ Puma etc
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At the end of the day one Jamaica
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Stop your confusion and spread false news. There is a limit of how many athletes can go on the boat so they decide to allow the Puma athletes and the unsigned athletes to take those spots.
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Because only 24 they allow on the boat
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Always blouse and skirt drama fi internet.
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Does this young lady no dat the world will be seeing this. Can somebody ask her to represent us better.
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D wy me C it, All d Athletes shd b There unless of sm Unusual Occasion regardless of Sports Brand. Cz anyway U tk it, dem Still a gt Big dem Up Bcz of d cntry. YARD or Jamaica. Nbdy no Really care bout No Sport Brand. Ppl jst wnt C d YARD Athletes dem
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Big slackness....not good team vibes
