May 24, 2013
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Posts tagged: Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce

Impressions: Blake Beats Bolt!

Words and Photo by Erin MacLeod—

LargeUp contributor Erin MacLeod was at Jamaica National Stadium Friday night when Yohan Blake bested Usain Bolt in a stunning finish to Jamaica’s 100-meter Olympic trials. She posted a photo that really captures the shock and surprise of those in attendance—check the dude at bottom right—over at her Tumblr yesterday, so we asked her to speak about it.

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Toppa Top 10: Ten Caribbean Athletes at the Summer Olympics


Words by Emily Shapiro and Jesse Serwer—

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News Flash: NBC Visits Track Star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in Jamaica

Words by Jesse Serwer—

NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams recently traveled to Jamaica for a segment on Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, the Jamaican sprinter looking to reclaim her title as “the world’s fastest woman” at this year’s Summer Olympics in London. Fraser-Pryce, then known as Shelly-Ann Fraser (she’s since married), emerged from anonymity at 2008′s Summer Olympics in Beijing to win Gold in the women’s 100-meter dash, placing the fastest run time in that event 20 years. All that, while still rocking braces.

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