Olympics-Athletics-Where's Saint Lucia?, Alfred puts her country on the map

Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 100m Final - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 03, 2024. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia celebrates after winning gold in the final REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

PARIS (Reuters) - All eyes were on Sha'Carri Richardson as she attempted to end a long American wait for Olympic women's 100 metres gold on Saturday - but it was Julien Alfred, from an island of 180,000 people, who stole the show.

The Saint Lucian sprinter delivered a brilliant performance to win the 100 metres final in a national record 10.72 seconds, beating world champion Richardson into silver and breaking Jamaica's recent stranglehold over the event.