Julien Alfred upsets Sha’Carri Richardson for Olympic 100-meter gold
PARIS — Always an early riser on race day, St. Lucia sprinter Julien Alfred woke up at 5 a.m. Saturday, 17½ hours before the Olympic Games’ women’s 100-meter final that would put her and the tiny West Indies island where she grew up on the map.
It was too early for breakfast, so Alfred pulled out her journal and began writing.
“Julien Alfred,” she wrote. “Olympic champion.”
She proved true to her word Saturday night.
Racing through a steady downpour at Stade de France...
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