CASTRIES, St Lucia – St Lucia’s sprint queen Julien Alfred has copped yet another award, this time being named the Athletics Weekly (AW) International Female Athlete of the Year for 2024.
Julien AlfredAlfred, who won St Lucia’s first ever Olympic medals at the Paris Olympics when she claimed gold in the women’s 100 metres and silver in the 200 metres, beat out several other nominees including Belgium’s Nafi Thiam, 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.
The 23-year-old had a spectacular 2024, where she also won gold in the 60 metres at the World Indoor Championships and the 100 metres 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 Breakthrough Award, which she shared with Dominica’s Olympic gold medalist Thea LaFond.
She is also a finalist for the World Athletics Track Athlete of the Year, along with McLaughlin-Levrone.
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