Julien Alfred wins first medal in St. Lucia history by beating Sha'Carri Richardson to become world's fastest woman.
SAINT DENIS , France — When Julien Alfred , the sprinter from St. Lucia and the University of Texas , awoke at 5 a.m. on Saturday she wrote a simple note: “ Julien Alfred , Olympic champion.” A bit later, after breakfast, she did a snapchat that said the same thing. “I wanted to see what it looked like,” she said. By Saturday night, Alfred was the Olympic champion, winning the women’s 100 meters in the rain at Stade de France. Alfred ran a 10.72 to beat Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson .
to run for Edrick Floréal at Texas in 2018 and he is still her coach. “I’m just happy he never gave up on me,” Alfred said. “He’s been there for the ups and downs. He’s that mentor to me.” It was Alfred’s father, who passed away in 2013 that had told her this moment was possible when she was running barefoot in St. Lucia. “He believed I could be an Olympian. That I can be here,” Alfred said. “To come out with the win, happy I was able to do it. I want to attribute it to .
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