Julien Alfred cruised in her opening-round heat of the 200 meters the morning after the sprinter from Saint Lucia won the Olympic 100. Alfred acknowledged Sunday she felt tired, but it hardly showed as she ran 22.41 seconds to advance to the semifinals.
Julien Alfred , of Saint Lucia, wins a heat in the women’s 200-meter at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Julien Alfred , of Saint Lucia, wins a heat in the women’s 200-meter at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Julien Alfred , of Saint Lucia, right, wins her heat in the women’s 200-meter at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
is trying to follow in the footsteps of Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica, who won the 100 and 200 at each of the last two Olympics.“To get it out of the way and just come home easy,” she said. “I’m tired.”
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