Tucked away in the eastern Caribbean, between Martinique and Saint Vincent, Saint Lucia of 616 sq.km. and its 180,000 inhabitants has been celebrating its first medal in the Olympic Games since yesterday.
The 23-year-old runner Julien Alfred made the big surprise and finished first in the 100m race. women’s, even defeating the big favorite, Sha’ Kari Richardson.
Images of the wild celebrations from the capital Castries have made the rounds on the internet. A large crowd watched Alfred’s race on a giant screen and when she cut the thread first, wild celebrations ensued.
Brilliant – supporters in Castries, St Lucia watching Julien Alfred win their first ever Olympic medal as she won the 100m #OlympicGames pic.twitter.com/YNpBmn1eWn
— Declan Lee (@DeclanLeePR) August 3, 2024
Saint Lucia first participated in the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. Seventeen years earlier, in February 1979, it became an independent state, choosing to remain in the British Commonwealth.
Until Alfred’s golden run, Saint Lucia had sent 24 athletes to the Olympics without a podium finish. Until the night of August 3, the island nation’s biggest success was Levern Spencer’s 6th place finish in the women’s high jump at the Rio Olympics…
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