Julien Alfred was an emphatic winner, sprinting to St Lucia’s first ever Olympic medal – and a gold at that – to become the new women’s 100m champion in a lightning quick time of 10.72sec.

Julien Alfred of St Lucia won the women’s 100 metres at the Paris Olympics in a national record of 10.72 seconds, upsetting world champion and fastest woman in the world this year Sha’Carri ...

Julien Alfred, right, of Saint Lucia, and McKenzie Long, of the United States clasp hands following the women’s 200-meter semifinal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint ...

Julien Alfred delivered a brilliant gun-to-tape performance to win the women’s 100 metres final in a rain-sodden Stade de France on Saturday and claim Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medal.