Jamaican racing legend Shelly-Anne Fraser-Pryce says she can run faster than ever before, stressing that she hasn’t given up on the idea of ​​competing in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

“What drives me forward is my belief that I can run faster,” the 35-year-old said during a press conference on the sidelines of the Diamond League meeting in Paris starting today.

The gold medalist of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 Olympics in the 100 meters added: “I really wanted this and focused on things that I know will help me, on my technique and the different stages of racing. I can fix it, I definitely think I can run faster than I ever dreamed of.”

Despite her age, Fraser-Pryce improved her time by 10.60 seconds last year, the third-best ever, and 10.67 seconds in the only race she entered this year in Nairobi last month.

“My runs have been limited this year,” the Tokyo Olympic silver medalist in the 100m said last summer. “I will make sure to keep what I have if I think about running in Paris in 2024.” “.

The runner, who has eight Olympic medals and 11 world championships to his credit, will be one of the leaders who will challenge for the title at the World Championships in Athletics in Eugene next month.

“As for me, after Kenya, I didn’t run the 100m anymore, so I want to repeat what I did before and also focus on what I did in training,” said the 2019 world champion in the 100m m in Doha.

On his hopes of participating in the 2024 Olympics: “Before, I didn’t think much about it. But then I got 10.6 last year and then this year. It depends on how I feel. until I turn 40.”

“I don’t want to be at the starting line and everyone is like, ‘Why doesn’t grandma come home?’ So it all depends on how I feel. I would definitely like to be here in 2024.”

After Paris, Fraser-Pryce will travel to the World Cup qualifiers in Jamaica from July 14 to 24, where she also hopes to compete in the 200m.

“The main goal is the world championships,” she said on this occasion, “I will automatically participate in the 100 m (as the current champion), and I will run the 200 m at the national championships.”

“This is not a random decision because it affects me and requires effort, so I leave the option open, and then when the time comes, if I am ready mentally and physically, I will also pass it on to Eugene.”