Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce believes having a child has brought an excitement and fun to training as she heads into the World Athletics Championships in Doha.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist missed the world championships in London back in 2017 as she gave birth the day after the women's 100m final.

But just 11 months later she ran a 10.98 - becoming the 10th fastest woman in 2018 - and is now raring to go despite her family commitments.

"Motherhood is time-consuming and a lot of work but I have a great team - my husband and I definitely see eye to eye on what's important and getting the balance right between family life and track, and we make it work and make time for each other.

"I get home from practice and sometimes my son is exhausting but it's something I wouldn't trade for anything else because he's actually made me better at what I do and a lot more relaxed by remembering that after a race, there's still more to life."

The 32-year-old is aiming for both the 100m and 200m when the championships get underway in Qatar on September 27.

And she showed impressive form back in June when she comfortably beat Dina Asher-Smith in the 100m at a Diamond League event back in London.

Fraser-Pryce won the gold medal in the 100m at the Beijing and London Games, before taking bronze in Rio three years ago.

But while she will go down in the history books as one of Jamaica's greatest sprinters, she is unsure her son Zyon will follow suit.

"He brings the excitement to my training and it's a huge blessing to have my son watch me," she added.

"Zyon goes to the track - he loves to get in the long jump pit with sand in his hair as I run by, and all I can tell my team-mates is 'don't let him run across the track' because he's pretty fast. He makes training lighter for me and it's fun.

"I once put my medals on him to try and get a picture and he was just like 'No!' because they're heavy and were weighing him down - but give him a football and he's all over it."