Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce joins Bolt as world athlete of the year

Monday 18 November 2013 01:31 GMT

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce said she was “shocked and excited” after being chosen as world athlete of the year, alongside her Jamaican compatriot Usain Bolt.

Fraser-Pryce won the three sprint golds at the World Championships and ran the year’s fastest 200m, while Bolt won the men’s award for the fifth time.

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