Injury has forced Jamaican sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to withdraw from a weekend athletics meet in Kenya that would have signalled the start of her international season.

“I am deeply disappointed to share that I will not be competing at the Kip Keino Classic,” the 36-year-old Fraser-Pryce said in a statement on Friday, the eve of the event in Nairobi. “I was truly looking forward to kick off my season at one (of) the greatest athletic events in East Africa,” she added.