Many elite athletes have been vying at the Diamond League meetings throughout the season to earn a spot at the final round ...

Julien Alfred won Olympic 100m gold and 200m silver at Paris 2024 - but earlier this year, St Lucia's history-maker feared she would not make it to the Games.

Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia celebrates as she finishes ahead of Sha'carri Richardson of the United States to win the women's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024 ...

Julien Alfred, of Saint Lucia, wins a heat in the women's 200-meter at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) By PAT GRAHAM ...

Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia reacts as she wins the women’s 100-meter final as the United States’ Sha’Carri Richardson, left, and Melissa Jefferson, right, finish second and third ...

Before leaving primary school, Julien Alfred had one goal in mind: to be “the female Usain Bolt”. Sitting in a hotel in Kensington adorned with a gold Olympic necklace, ring and, most ...

Julien Alfred, of Saint Lucia, right, wins her heat in the women's 200-meter at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Credit: AP/David J. Phillip ...

St. Lucian sprinter Julien Alfred dedicated her Olympic 100-meter win to her father after powering through the rain to hold off Sha'Carri Richardson, Melissa Jefferson and the rest of the field.