Athletics: Fastest Woman on Earth Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce ‘Grateful’ to Win Fifth World Title at Age 35

• Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce achieved the sixth fastest time in history with her 10.67 seconds run to win her fifth World championship in Oregon
• Fraser-Pryce spearheaded a clean sweep for Jamaica as she crossed the line ahead of compatriots Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson-Herah
• She was full of excitement about her latest feat and hopes her achievements serve as inspiration for others

Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce further cemented her legacy as perhaps the greatest female sprinter in the history of Athletics.

The 35-year-old won a record-extending fifth World title at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA.

Having returned to the sport after the birth of her son Zyon in 2017, Shelly-Ann became the oldest woman to claim a 100m world title in 2019 and she defended her title in style with a championship record of 10.67 seconds.

England women's manager Sarina Wiegman believes her side are in a "good place" heading into Wednesday's Euro 2022 opener against Austria, but only excellence will do for a tournament of unprecedented expectations on the Lionesses.

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"I feel blessed to have this talent and to continue to do it at 35, having a baby, still going, and hopefully inspiring women that they can make their own journey," said Fraser-Pryce as quoted by Sky Sports.

She added: "I can't even imagine the number of times I've had setbacks and I've bounced back and I'm here again. I continue to remind myself that sometimes it's not because you don't have the ability but it's the right time. It was the right time and I'm so, so grateful for the continuous support."

The rise of the greatest female sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will go down in history as one of the greatest sprinters ever, male or female, is no longer in question.

Ada Hegerberg's return from a self-imposed exile from international duty with Norway has ensured Euro 2022 will not be without one of the continent's biggest stars.

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The only thing she hasn't been able to do in the women's 100 metres is to break the long-standing record of Florence Griffith-Joyner, which was set in 1988. Flo-Jo used a whopping 10.49 seconds in a 100-metre dash at the U.S Olympic trials, and no one has broken that record more than three decades later.

But Fraser-Pryce has gone ahead to write her own history. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Britannica reports that she grew up in a violence-plagued environment and was raised by a single mother, Maxine Simpson. She started running barefoot while in primary school at the tender age of 10.