Africa's fastest woman has been treated to special delicacy by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce upon her visit to Jamaica for a competition.
Africa’s fastest woman Marie josée Ta Lou- Smith was over the moon after meeting up with her ‘sister’ Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ahead Jamaica Athletics Invitational (JAI) on Saturday.
Ta Lou and Fraser-Pryce further went on a double date with their husbands and shared the snaps on their social media handles.
As quoted by the Jamaica Observer, the Ivorian noted that Jamaica is like her home and she is always elated to be around the five-time World champion.
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“I am really excited to be in Jamaica, and as I have said, Jamaica is like my home. My husband is from Trinidad, and I have plenty of fans here.
“Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is like my sister, and she is from Jamaica, so it feels like home, and I am really excited to be here,” Ta Lou said.
The 35-year-old will be competing in the 100m event and she noted that the event was not a part of her original plans for the season but her fans urged her to show up in Jamaica and she decided to show up.
“This meet was not even in my programme, but everyone from Jamaica was saying they wanted me to come and run in Jamaica, so I just spoke to my coach, and we decided to add it to my programme.
“I hope to do really well because I know that I am in good shape. This is going to be my first official 100-metre [race] of the season, and so I want it to be memorable because it is in Jamaica,” she said.
Other track stars who will be competing at the event include 60m world record holder Christian Coleman and Great Britain’s sprinting ace Dina Asher-Smith.