By Chang-Ran Kim

TOKYO (Reuters) -Jamaican track icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran her final 100 metres at the age of 38 on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a career that was studded with success but also shattered preconceived notions about age and motherhood in sport.

Three months shy of her 39th birthday, the three-times Olympic and 10-times world gold medallist placed sixth at 11:03 seconds in the World Championships final in Tokyo.

“I’m trying to digest it as best as possible. It has been a phenomenal career,” Fraser-Pryce said with a smile, her long hair dyed in the Jamaican colours of green, yellow and black.

“It has been my privilege to represent my country always, and also lead female athletes when it comes to just who they are and how they want to define their legacy.”

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