Alfred storms to Olympic 100m gold in Paris

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Julien Alfred stormed to the women's 100m title at Paris 2024 to make history as St Lucia's first Olympic medallist.

As the rain teemed down at a raucous Stade de France, Alfred, 23, dominated the final and sealed victory by a clear margin in a national record 10.72 seconds.

American world champion Sha'Carri Richardson took silver in 10.87, with compatriot Melissa Jefferson (10.92) third.

Great Britain's Daryll Neita finished four-hundredths of a second off the podium in fourth, crossing the line in 10.96.

Neita produced the best finish by a British female athlete in an Olympic sprint final for 64 years but that will be of little consolation in her pursuit of a first individual global medal. (BBC)

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Think about it Sunday, 04 August 2024 12:58 PM

Britain is the only country in the world that interprets all its failures in a positive light, other countries would feel sad or embarrassed about their failures but not Britain. This deception has helped Britain to project the false image of a very successful country.

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Chandran Sunday, 04 August 2024 07:13 PM

Honestly you are a genius mate . The facts are there about Britain but nobody was able to articulate them. Your articulation of Britain is spot on. I am proud of you as a Sri Lankan.

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UMAS Sunday, 04 August 2024 02:18 PM

our mahinda jarapaksa is the best in robbing your own motherland

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Raj Sunday, 04 August 2024 04:01 PM

What a slow start from Richardson! It was too slow to catch up

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Jude Sunday, 04 August 2024 10:45 PM

Lankans are best for highjump , yeah jumping Over high Taxes, high cost of living and high Debt.

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