Paris 2024: St Lucia’s Julien Alfred clinches 100m women’s Gold …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
Julien Alfred made history by clinching Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medal, stunning everyone, including the brash and brilliant Sha’Carri Richardson. On a small Caribbean island with no Olympic pedigree, Alfred’s achievement was an unexpected marvel on Saturday night. Draped in Saint Lucia’s pale blue, she secured a silver medal, her astonished expression reflecting the magnitude of her accomplishment. Richardson, who had missed the Tokyo Olympics due to a marijuana ban, was left bewildered by this outcome.
This moment, however, belongs to Alfred, a new name and a rising talent in athletics. Just a year ago, she was competing on the American college circuit, but now she has made her mark on the grandest stage. Her exceptional time of 10.72 seconds was all the more impressive given the challenging conditions, as rain had drenched the track, making it cooler and slower.
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