Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce who recently announced her retirement from track and field is set to be crowned by retired professional tennis player Serena Williams at the ATHLOS event to be held at Icahn Stadium in New York on Friday.

This was revealed by Alexis Ohanian, husband of Serena Williams and founder of ATHLOS during an interview with CBS Mornings where he was joined by Fraser Pryce.

“This is the legend Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce…Even as an outsider to the sport, you know this name, you know this icon. Something that was so important for us is not just to have a special Tiffany crowning moment for Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce at our event but also another GOAT (greatest of all times), Serena Williams, she is going to be the one doing the crowning,” Ohanian said.

(L-R) Nate Burleson, Co-host of CBS Mornings, Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, Alexis Ohanian, Gayle King and Tony Dokoupil, co-hosts of CBS Mornings (X photo: alexisohanian)

“It aligns with what we are trying to build here, the future of track and field really like a formula one type model where this league is going and this is a great moment to pause and reflect on greatness, celebrate it,” he continued.

Fraser-Pryce during the interview noted that she has given 18 wonderful years to the sport and expressed that now is the time to do more off the track.

“I have given 18 wonderful years to track and I think it is time for me to do more off the track. I have done so much for the sport, I think as a country, for Jamaica, for track and field, for women sprinting, I really want to continue to elevate the sport using my voice in another lane,” she said.

ATHLOS on Wednesday announced on social media that it would be honouring Fraser Pryce at the track event “celebrating a lifetime of speed, excellence and legacy”.

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A Tiffany crown to be presented to Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce at ATHLOS event in New York on Friday (X Photo: alexisohanian)