Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is accustomed to breaking records on the track but she is now doing the same off it.
Fraser-Pryce has just achieved a major milestone after her Pocket Rocket Foundation granted scholarships to 20 needy students in Jamaica.
This is a record number of recipients for the foundation which is in its 11th year, after granting 11 students the same privileges last year.
The 20 lucky students were selected from a pool of 162 applicants and each scholar received $100,000 to cover school expenses, along with Nike bags, GraceKennedy gift baskets, and $5,000 gift vouchers from Fesco Jamaica. Among the recipients is budding sprint hurdler Yukika Harris.
Started in 2013, the Pocket Rocket Foundation is aimed at giving needy but bright students full scholarships in Jamaica and is a brainchild of 10-time world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
The foundation has been growing in stature since giving scholarships to seven students in its first year to 20 now in 2024.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce continues to endear herself to Jamaicans, having brought plenty of glory to the country due to her unparalleled success in athletics, that includes four Olympics gold medals.
Her future in the sport is still, however, unknown as she has remained mum over the subject since shockingly pulling out of the semi-final of her 100m race at the Paris Olympics.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce shrugged off questions over her athletics future from the media during the scholarship event.
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