Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce takes ‘Best Female Athlete’ Award

Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce walked away with the Best Female Athlete award at the first ever Panam Sports Awards in Fort Lauderdale on Friday. 

Fraser-Pryce, who won gold in the 200m at the Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru earlier this year in a championships record 22.43 seconds, capped off an extremely positive year that also saw her win gold in the 100m and 4x100m at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar. 

Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce poses with her son Zyon, after receiving her Best Female Athlete award at the Panam Sports Awards in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday.