OSLO—Saint Lucia’s track queen Julien Alfred celebrated her 25th birthday in grand style by capturing gold in the 100m at the Diamond League’s Bislett Games in Norway on Wednesday.
Alfred ran a wind-assisted 10.76 seconds to finish well ahead of Britain’s Amy Hunt, who placed second in 10.99 seconds, while Zoe Hobbs of New Zealand grabbed bronze in a time of 11.03 seconds.
After the race, the reigning women’s Olympic 100m champion said she was satisfied with the result.
“I am healthy, and I am happy to get the win here. I would say I am trusting myself a lot more. And I am having so much more fun.
“As long as I come in and finish healthy, I am happy about it. I worked very hard to get to this point in my life. Just being here, racing amongst the best athletes in the world, like I said, I am appreciating every chance I get to run,” Alfred said.
“I love the competitiveness in the 100m right now. It keeps me on my toes to go out there and compete and be at my best every single time I line up, so I have no complaints right now.”
It was her second gold medal winning performance in the Diamond League in under a week after winning the 200m at the Rome Diamond League. (CMC)
