Follow usJulien Alfred made history for St. Lucia by winning the Olympic women’s 100m title at Paris 2024, becoming the country’s first-ever Olympic medalist.
Competing at the Stade de France under heavy rain, Alfred dominated the final and secured victory with a national record time of 10.72 seconds.
Saint Lucia’s first ever Olympic champion, and it’s the women’s 100m.
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American world champion Sha’Carri Richardson earned the silver medal with a time of 10.87 seconds, while her compatriot Melissa Jefferson claimed bronze, finishing in 10.92 seconds. Great Britain’s Daryll Neita narrowly missed the podium, finishing fourth with a time of 10.96 seconds.
One of the main favorites Shelly-Ann Fraser-Fryce surprisingly withdrew from the semi-final heats, as videos later showed that she was denied to enter the warm-up area, because all athletes should arrive with the team bus and not by alternative transportation. This way the Jamaican sprinter couldn’t compete in her final Olympic 100 meters race.
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