St. Lucia’s sprint queen Julien Alfred has bagged yet another distinguished award as she was named the Athletics Weekly (AW) International Female Athlete of the Year for 2024.
Alfred, who won St. Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics when she succeeded in winning gold in the women’s 100 meters and silver in the 200 meters, beat out several other nominees, including Belgium’s Nafi Thiam, the Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan, Kenya’s trio of Ruth Chepngetich, Faith Kipyego, and Beatrice Chebet, the USA’s Gabby Thomas and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, and Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh.
Alfred, 23, had a spectacular year. She also won gold in the 60 meters at the World Indoor Championships and the 100-meter title at the Wanda Diamond League.
At last month’s Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) Sports Awards, Alfred took home the Caribbean Female Sports Personality of the Year and the Caribbean Break-through Award, which she shared with Dominica’s Olympic gold medallist Thea LaFond.
She is also a finalist for the World Athletics Track Athlete of the Year, along with McLaughlin-Levrone.
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