A side-by-side comparability of Canadian Olympic sprinter Sadé McCreath and Jamaican-Slovenian dash legend Merlene Ottey has blown up on-line, and for good cause: the resemblance is uncanny. The publish, shared by SLEEK Jamaica Media, obtained an infinite response from followers, most of whom thought the photograph of McCreath was truly a throwback photograph of Ottey.
McCreath, who owns the No. 2 ladies’s 100m mark in Canadian historical past (10.95 seconds), commented on the photograph, saying the comparability was a “top-tier praise.”
“I’ve positively heard it just a few instances, particularly lately, however I didn’t actually discover the resemblance myself, at first,” McCreath instructed Canadian Working. “It’s tremendous flattering, although–she’s an icon!”
Ottey’s legendary profession
Ottey, now 65, is a three-time world champion and three-time Olympic and world silver medallist; she’s certainly one of simply two ladies to have competed at seven Olympic Video games. Throughout Ottey’s 24 years representing Jamaica, she grew to become the nation’s first feminine Olympic 200m medallist, set the present indoor 200m world file of 21.87 seconds (1993) and was named Jamaican Sportswoman of the 12 months 15 instances.
In 2002, Ottey switched allegiance to Slovenia and, in 2004, at 44, she competed at her ultimate Olympics, the place she superior to the semi-final in each the 100m and 200m.
Right now, 14 years after retiring, Ottey remains to be ranked within the world all-time high 11 for the 60m, 100m and 200m.
Canada’s rising star
McCreath has been on the rise over the previous few years, evidently channelling Ottey’s pace. At Paris 2024, she grew to become an Olympic finalist and set a brand new Canadian file within the 4x100m relay. Final 12 months, she ran her breakthrough 10.95-second 100m, which, on the time, matched the Canadian file and marked the quickest ladies’s 100m on Canadian soil. It additionally certified her for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
McCreath additionally had a powerful 2026 indoor season, the place she ran her 7.12-second 60m private greatest and superior to the semis finally month’s World Indoor Championships.
