Olympic 100-meter champ can’t wait to head home
The athlete who became the pride of the Caribbean at the recent Paris Olympics says she can hardly wait for the end of the Diamond League season to head home to St. Lucia and celebrate with her legion of supporters and well wishers. Julien Alfred who easily beat a high-class field including race America favorite Sha Cari Richardson in the women’s marquee event, is currently in Europe wrapping up the 2024 outdoor season. She is expected home at the weekend. Authorities are preparing a rousing welcome for her including a motorcade and a package of cash and other rewards. Alfred who lives and trains in the US alongside stars like Dina Asher-Smith, Rashidat Adeleke and Kevona Davis, also picked up a silver in the 200 meters, a race she says she wants to focus on more and improve her times in the coming months, the Times newspaper reported this week. “I’m going to go back home. I haven’t got a chance to celebrate with my country as yet, to see the youth of my country. So, I really just ...