The women's 100m track and field event saw a major earthquake early this morning (August 4, Vietnam time), when Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia won gold with a time of 10.72 seconds.
Notably, Julien Alfred overwhelmingly beat all three American athletes who appeared in the final round of this event, including Sha'Carri Richardson (10 seconds 87, silver medal), Melissa Jefferson (10 seconds 92, bronze medal) and Twanisha Terry (10 seconds 97, 5th place).
Julien Alfred created an earthquake at the Olympics when he won the women's 100m final (Photo: Getty).
Not only that, in the final of the women's 100m event, there was also Tia Clayton of Jamaica, another country that is extremely strong in sprint events in athletics. Tia Clayton only finished 7th with a time of 11.04 seconds.
Julien Alfred's gold medal was a historic moment for Saint Lucia. It was not only the first gold medal but also the first medal (including gold, silver and bronze) for Saint Lucia in the history of the Olympics.
Saint Lucia is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea, with a population of only about 178,000 people (2018 statistics), and an area of only about 617km2.
Julien Alfred's gold medal is the first medal for the island nation of Saint Lucia in the history of the Olympics (Photo: Getty).
Saint Lucia’s sports delegation to the 2024 Paris Olympics only has 4 athletes, in 3 sports: athletics, rowing and swimming. Athletics is the sport in which Saint Lucia has the most athletes: 2 people.
Of the four Saint Lucian athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics, only one is female. The only woman among the four athletes from the island nation is Julien Alfred, and she has just made history for Saint Lucian sports.
Julien Alfred is 23 years old. She was born in Castries, the capital of Saint Lucia, and is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Youth and Community Studies at the University of Texas (USA).
Last year, at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest (Hungary), Julien Alfred only finished 5th in the final of the women's 100m event. This made few people pay attention to Julien Alfred at the 2024 Paris Olympics, until early this morning.
After winning the gold medal in the women's 100m, Julien Alfred will continue to compete in the women's 200m, taking place from August 4 to August 6. Surely in the coming days, the whole world will pay attention to this girl and pay attention to the Saint Lucia sports delegation.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/dao-quoc-chua-den-200000-dan-saint-lucia-gianh-hcv-lich-su-tai-olympic-20240804124019110.htm
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