Since its Olympic debut in 1996, St. Lucia has never won a medal of any kind. Sha'Carri Richardson, who had entered the Paris Games as the 100-meter favorite, finished in second to win silver.
Julien Alfred, of Saint Lucia, celebrates after winning the women's 100-meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
SAINT-DENIS, France — Julien Alfred won St. Lucia its first-ever Olympic Games medal. And not just a medal — gold — against the favorite in the 100-meter event. Alfred outsprinted American Sha'Carri Richardson on Saturday night on a rainy track, slowing the field. Richardson took silver. After suffering an apparent injury this month, Richardson's biggest challenge in the event, Shericka Jackson of Jamaica, dropped out of the 100m to focus on the 200m. Then, less than two hours before the race, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce posted a"did not start." It's not yet clear why the Jamaican, who qualified for the semi-finals, was not able to compete.
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