Paris 2024: St. Lucia goes wild in celebrations for Julien Alfred's stunning Olympic 100m gold medal
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The party on the streets of St. Lucia won't be stopping anytime soon following their icon Julien Alfred's stunning run over Sha'Carri Richardson to win her country's first Olympic 100m gold medal in history.
Alfred first gave a glimpse of what to expect when she defeated Richardson in the semifinal, clocking a brilliant 10.84s ahead of the world champion's 10.89s.
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In the final, the St. Lucian speedster stormed through a fast start and never let go of the lead as she crossed the finish line in a new Personal Best (PB) and National Record (NR) of 10.72s (-0.1m/s).
Julien Alfred would NOT BE DENIED!!!!!!!
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) August 3, 2024
She dominates the field and wins the women’s 100 meter handedly in a time of 10.71.
Sha’Carri Richardson finished 2nd (10.87). Richardson gets her first Olympic medal, but Alfred takes the gold! pic.twitter.com/yEjYVwrb8o
Richardson settled for the silver medal in 10.87s, while her training partner Melissa Jefferson claimed the bronze medal in 10.92s.
Alfred's prominent success in Paris against the fastest woman in the world threw her country into ecstasy as they celebrated their first Olympic gold medallist.
WATCH PARTY: OLYMPIC GOLD 🇱🇨🎉🥇 pic.twitter.com/pRgNVPeoxM
— Tw!nkle ✨⭐️ (@HazelEyez552) August 3, 2024
Consequently, her Olympic victory is her second major championship title of the year, having won the world indoor title in Birmingham in March. Alfred is now unarguably the world's best female sprinter in 2024.
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