St. Lucian sprinter Julien Alfred dedicated her Olympic 100-meter win to her father after powering through the rain to hold off Sha’Carri Richardson, Melissa Jefferson and the rest of the field. It was the first Olympic medal for her island country. After her win, she remembered running barefoot all over the place as a kid growing up in St. Lucia.
Julien Alfred , of Saint Lucia, reacts after winning the women’s 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Julien Alfred , of Saint Lucia, celebrates after winning the women’s 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Julien Alfred , of Saint Lucia, reacts after winning the women’s 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
“He believed I could be an Olympian. That I can be here,” Alfred said after winning in a time of 10.72 seconds. “To come out with the win, happy I was able to do it. I want to attribute it to . ... He’d be so boastful of his daughter being an Olympian.” Alfred’s been doing that since she was spotted by the school librarian as a kid. She was fast, too, but walked away from the sport after losing her father when she was around 12. Her coach convinced her to return. To give it another chance.
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