It’s the first-ever Olympic medal for the nation of Saint Lucia.
In the pouring rain, Julien Alfred secured one of the biggest upsets of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. On Saturday night, the sprinter from Saint Lucia won Olympic gold in the women’s 100 meters in 10.72 seconds, well ahead of 2023 world champion Sha’Carri Richardson of Team USA. Alfred unleashed the best performance of her career to secure the country’s first-ever Olympic medal.
In Fraser-Pryce’s absence, Jamaica was well represented by Tia Clayton, who won heat 3 of the semifinal in 10.89 seconds. She was the lone Jamaican to qualify for the final three years after the country swept the podium at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Alfred’s victory follows a fifth-place finish in the 100 meters at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. She won the 60 meters at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in March.
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