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‘Dad believed in me’, Julien Alfred
Updated On: 05 August, 2024 07:55 AM IST | France | AP
Newly crowned women’s 100m champion Julien Alfred tears up remembering late father after clinching St Lucia’s first Olympic medal; USA’s Richardson 2nd
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St Lucia’s Julien Alfred celebrates after winning the women’s 100m final at Stade de France in Paris on Saturday. Pics/AFP
On a rainy evening at the Stade de France, 23-year-old Julien Alfred from St Lucia romped through the puddles and past champion Sha’carri Richardson and the rest of the field, in 10.72 seconds to win the women’s 100m dash. She beat Richardson by 0.15 seconds—the biggest margin in the Olympic 100 since 2008—to bring home the first medal to the small eastern Caribbean island of St Lucia.
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