It denoted the second dazzling withdrawal of a Jamaican star of these Olympics after Shericka Jackson pulled out from the 100 days sooner.
PARIS — A commotion undulated through Stade de France on Saturday night when, before an elimination round of the ladies' 100 meters at the Paris Olympics, the path having a place with Jamaican running star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was suddenly left vacant.
Fraser-Pryce, long the leading figure for the occasion subsequent to winning Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012, bronze in 2016 and silver in 2021, didn't begin the race, a dropout that was not uncovered freely until her rivals moved forward to their beginning blocks.
Not a great reason was accommodated her choice.
It denoted the second shocking withdrawal of a Jamaican star of these Olympics, after Shericka Jackson likewise pulled out from the 100 days sooner. Jackson will run the 200-meters. Fraser-Pryce's Games aren't really finished, as she stays qualified to run the 4x100-meter hand-off.
With Jackson and Fraser-Pryce out, and embellished Incredible England runner Dina Asher-Smith neglecting to progress out of the elimination round, it further opened the entryway for U.S. star Sha' Carri Richardson to catch gold in her Olympic presentation and reassert her command over the occasion, after Richardson came out on top for the big showdown last year.
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