Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce scratches from 100m semifinal in stunning fashion
Posted on AllSides August 3rd, 2024
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SAINT-DENIS, France — Jamaican star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was scratched from the women’s 100 meters just before her women’s semifinal race. Fraser-Pryce was not among the women on the track in the second semifinal heat. She was supposed to run in lane five. In a video posted on social media, Fraser-Pryce appears to be explaining to someone why she’s being denied access to the warm-up area. It's not clear when the video was shot. "She said they changed the rule yesterday," Fraser-Pryce says in the video. "How you going to change...