That was until Saturday night though, before Julien Alfred ripped past the finish line in 10.72 seconds, like a straight-lined blur, an apparition dressed in sky blue jersey to claim gold. The ...

Julien Alfred set a new national record by winning the 100m gold at Paris Olympics (Source: Getty) Julien Alfred etched her name in Olympic history by clinching the gold medal in the women’s ...

Alfred, 23, ran the eighth-fastest women's 100m in history, upsetting pre-race favourite Sha'Carri Richardson of the US.

Julien Alfred delivered a brilliant gun-to-tape performance to win the women’s 100 metres final on Saturday and claim Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medal, though the controversial absence of Shelly ...

Julien Alfred made history as St Lucia's first-ever Olympic medallist by beating US world champion Sha'carri Richardson to take gold in the women's 100m title in Paris. Sunday 4 August 2024 01:36 ...

Olympic 100 metres champion Julien Alfred of St Lucia won her heat for the women's 200m on Sunday but was only sixth fastest overall as she targets a shock sprint double. All eyes were on 100m ...

PARIS, Aug 3 (Reuters) - All eyes were on Sha'Carri Richardson as she attempted to end a long American wait for Olympic women's 100 metres gold on Saturday - but it was Julien Alfred, from an ...

ABOVE VIDEO: 20-year-old Julien Alfred stunned Sha'Carri Richardson in the women's 100m final, winning St. Lucia's first Olympic medal with a run of 10.72 seconds. Can't view the above video?

Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred sprinted to the gold in the Olympic 100-meter race on Saturday, with Sha’Carri Richardson taking silver and her fellow American Melissa Jefferson nabbing bronze.

Then Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia exploded out of the blocks to dampen the entire field’s expectations. Alfred powered to a convincing victory in 10.72 seconds to earn her country’s first gold medal.