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Being both a mother and an athlete is not easy. But as some elite athletes in track and field have proved, pregnancy does not have to be a setback.
Motherhood has brought a new perspective, made them better athletes, and also helped them reaffirm their sport identity.
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The supermoms of track and field: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shaune Miller-Uibo, Faith Kipyegon, Nia Ali, Ana Peleteiro and more

Watch all the Olympic Gold Medal moments from Jamaica at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

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National Anthems | The Gold Medal Moments of Jamaica in Tokyo

The track and field stars are aligned and ready for Tokyo 2020. We have exclusive chats with double Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, world champion Dina Asher-Smith, and world record holder Joshua Cheptegei. The athletics starts today and we have a lot more coming up so subscribe and tell your friends.

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Podcast: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on stunning comeback as athletics starts

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is one of the fastest female sprinters in athletics history, and a role model to women everywhere.
After failing to win a third consecutive Olympic 100m title at Rio 2016, the Jamaican took time out to have a baby.
She returned as strong as ever, winning her fourth

DOHA, QATAR - SEPTEMBER 29: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica celebrates winning the Women's 100 Metres final during day three of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IAAF )

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce - track superstar, role model and author

Track and field has been one of the most-watched Olympic sports.
There will be no Usain Bolt for the first time in five Olympics, but the sprints are certain to the biggest draw.
The track and field competition will be spread over 16 sessions at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, while the

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Jamaican batting legend Chris Gayle created history on Friday night when he scored his 1000th T20 six when playing for Kings XI Punjab against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
Gayle, who calls himself the ‘Universe Boss,’ achieved the milestone when he launched young Indian pacer Kartik Tyagi over

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Chris Gayle’s 1000 T20 sixes adds another diamond to shining Jamaican crown

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has always had the willpower to face challenges.
She returned to the athletics track last October after a two-year break to start a family winning her fourth individual world title at Doha 2019 after a dominating 100m run.
That sprint summed up how she always wants to be

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Why I love being powerful and dominant

Elaine Thompson-Herah went into the 2019 World Athletics Championships as one of the women to beat in the sprints.
After her astonishing treble at Rio 2016 that included the sprints double and a silver in the 4 x100m relays, the Jamaican was keen to win her first individual world title

Elaine Thompson of Jamaica at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019.

Exclusive! Elaine Thompson-Herah: "Disappointment makes you better and stronger"

The 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha left us with many spectacular athletics moments including a 13th world title for U.S.A. G.O.A.T. Allyson Felix, and first global crowns for Christian Coleman, Noah Lyles and Dina Asher-Smith.
Coleman and Lyles led the USA back to No.1 in the men's sprints after

2019 IAAF World Championships - Doha

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica celebrates with her son Zyon after winning the Women's 100 Metres final during day three of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IAAF)

Mothers rule, athletes have great hair, and more takeaways from the Doha Worlds

The women's 100m final could be one of the most thrilling contests at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.
Olympic champions Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce head the world rankings this year with 10.73s, just three-hundredths of a second outside their respective personal bests.
But Britain's Dina Asher-Smith

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Who will be the world's fastest woman in Doha?

The 18th Pan American Games of Lima 2019 had many memorable moments. But here's the Olympic Channel pick of 10 stories from Peru that could have a huge impact on events at Tokyo 2020 in just under a year from now.

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Top 10 things we learned from the 2019 Pan American Games ahead of Tokyo 2020

A scan down the list of athletes Jamaica sent to Pan American Games in Lima contains some of the usual suspects.
Double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson is there along with double Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
But there’s also a 17-year-old called Briana Williams on the track at training.
She's made

Briana Williams of Jamaica wins 100m at IAAF World U20 Championships 

The new Jamaican sprint sensation? Briana Williams is ready for the big stage - at 17

Athletics Day 7 Evening. Rio 2016
Women's Shot Put Final
Women's 1500m, W's Heptathlon, W's Hammer Throw, W's 100m
Men's 400m, M's Long Jump

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Jamaica's Elaine Thompson wins gold with her countrywoman Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce winning bronze in the women's 100m final.

Rio 2016 | Summer Olympic Games

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Women's 100m Final | Rio 2016 Replays

Athletics Day 8 Evening in Rio 2016.
Men's Long Jump Final, 10000m Final, 400m, 800m, Pole Vault.
Women's 100m Final, W's Heptathlon Final.

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Athletics Integrated: Day 8 Evening | Rio 2016 Replays

Jamaica dominate the women's 100m at the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, securing gold, silver and bronze.

Beijing 2008 | Olympic Games

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Jamaica earn 100m sprint clean sweep

Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce defends her title, winning gold in the women's 100m at London 2012..

London 2012 | Summer Olympic Games

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Fraser-Pryce wins gold in Women's 100m | London 2012 Replays

At her first Olympic Games, Elaine Thompson wins gold for Jamaica in the women's 100m final in Rio 2016.

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Jamaican duo take 100m Women's gold and bronze

Team USA win gold in the women's 4x100m final in Rio 2016.

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Women's 4x100 Final | Rio 2016 Replays

The USA wins gold after dropping the baton in the preliminary qualifying round of the women's 4x100m relay.

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USA Women win 4x100m Relay gold

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Sprinting queen Shericka Jackson is riding a wave of success in 2023 and could still add more accolades to her growing list after she was named in the shortlist for the Jamaican Sportswoman of the Year award. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 19 January 2024.

EUGENE, OREGON - SEPTEMBER 16: Shericka Jackson of Jamaica holds the trophy after winning the Women's 100m during the 2023 Prefontaine Classic and Wanda Diamond League Final at Hayward Field on September 16, 2023 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Ali Gradischer/Getty Images)

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Shericka Jackson headlines 2023 Jamaican Sportswoman of the Year nominations

Jamaican sprint superstars Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce are moving towards the Paris 2024 Olympics under the same coach, Reynaldo Walcott.
The five-time Olympic gold medal winner confirmed on Monday \[20 November\] that she parted ways with Shanikie Osbourne in early November, and has now joined the Elite Performance Track

Elaine Thompson-Herah to be coached by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's coach Reynaldo Walcott.

Elaine Thompson-Herah links up with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's coach Reynaldo Walcott

Besides winning Olympic and world titles, what else do Faith Kipyegon and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce have in common?
Motherhood brought a new perspective to their illustrious track careers.
The double Olympic champion, who returned to competition exactly a year after giving birth, says that the Jamaican’s strong return to track, despite

Faith Kipyegon says Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce return to track motivated her to come back stronger after giving birth to her daughter.

Faith Kipyegon shares how track legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce inspired her after maternity break

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has announced that Paris 2024 would be her last Olympic Games as a track athlete.
The 36-year-old Jamaican sprint legend shared the news in a statement on Facebook.
"I got Paris on my mind…..My 5th and final one for all time," she wrote in the social media post.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has won 16 medals at World Athletics Championships.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce confirms Paris 2024 would be her final Olympic Games

Jamaica's sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce sustained a muscle injury at the World Athletics Championships 2023 that may force her to miss the rest of this season.
The 16-time world medallist was taken to hospital and examined after the 4x100m relay final which was her last race in Budapest. "The examination

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - AUGUST 21: Bronze medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Team Jamaica celebrates after the Women's 100m Final during day three of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 at National Athletics Centre on August 21, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won two medals at the 2023 World Championships 

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce injury update: Jamaican superstar expected to make full recovery 

There are 14 sprinters who have won the women’s 200m title, with the event contested in 19 editions of the World Athletics Championships.
One of the greatest athletes ever, Allyson Felix is the most successful woman in the 200m, winning three consecutive titles (2005-2009).
Two-time world gold medallist Merlene Ottey

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BERLIN - AUGUST 23:  Allyson Felix of United States waves to the TV camera as she wins gold in the women's 4x400 Metres Relay Final during day nine of the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium on August 23, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.  (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

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Track & Field World Athletics Championships 2023: All women’s 200m world champions at a glance

There are 14 sprinters who have won the women’s 100m title, with the event contested in 19 editions of the World Athletics Championships.
Sha'Carri Richardson is the reigning champion having won the 2023 world title at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is the most decorated in the

Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates winning the women's 100m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships

World Athletics Championships 2023: All women’s 100m world champions at a glance

Sha'Carri Richardson is the women's 100m world champion.
The American ran a Championship record 10.65 seconds in the final at the track and field 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday (21 August), taking 0.02 seconds off the previous best set by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce last year.
A disbelieving

Sha'Carri Richardson screams in delight after winning 100m gold at the 2023 World Championships

World Athletics Championships 2023: Sha'Carri Richardson crowned women's 100m champion at track worlds in championship record 10.65

It’s been 35 years since Florence Griffith-Joyner \- also known as Flo-Jo \- set the women’s 100m world record in the quarter-finals of the US Olympic trials of 1988.
The time of 10.49, which lowered the existing record by 0.27 seconds, has often been called unbeatable.
But in recent years,

Women's 100m world record contenders 

The race for Flo-Jo's 100m world record: Can Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson or Sha'Carri Richardson make history in 2023? 

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This event tool place on 31/07/2021 at the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo. It includes the Women's 100m Semifinals and Final, the Mixed 4x400m Relay Final, the Women's 800m Semifinals,  the Men's 100m Round 1, the Men's 10000m Victory Ceremony as well as the Men's Discus Throw Final and the Men's Long Jump Qualifying Round.

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