Paris 2024: Sha’Carri Richardson stunned as Julien Alfred takes 100m gold
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Sha’Carri Richardson stunned as Julien Alfred || Imago

Paris 2024: Sha’Carri Richardson stunned as Julien Alfred takes 100m gold

Stephen Oladehinde 20:35 - 03.08.2024

Julien Alfred shocked the world in the 100m Olympic race beating world champion Sha’Carri Richardson to claim gold.

Sha’Carri Richardson came to her first Olympic tournament as the World Champion and was looking forward to her first Olympic gold medal.

The American Athlete came second in the semi-final of the 100m race and found it hard to beat Saint Lucian sprinter Julien Alfred.

However, she was also stunned in the final, coming second behind Julien Alfred with a time of 10.87.

Sha’Carri misses out on Olympic gold

Saint Lucian sprinter Julien Alfred has claimed her first gold medal in an Olympic tournament, beating Sha’Carri.

The sprinter claimed the first position in the semi-final race leading up to the final and also defeated the World Champion.

Julien Alfred beats Sha’Carri Richardson to win gold || Imago
Julien Alfred beats Sha’Carri Richardson to win gold || Imago

Her semi-final win did not come as a fluke as she repeated the same feat in the final with a time of 10.72.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who was expected to compete for her fifth consecutive title at the Olympics shockingly withdrew from the 100m semifinals.

Sha’Carri Richardson came second || Imago
Sha’Carri Richardson came second || Imago

Her withdrawal from the race puts Sha’Carri Richardson as the favourite for gold in the Olympics.

However, the American sprinter could not live up to the expectation as she lost to Julien Alfred, while she came second.

Sha’Carri Richardson and Julien Alfred during the 100m final || Imago
Sha’Carri Richardson and Julien Alfred during the 100m final || Imago

Sha’Carri Richardson, coming second in the 100m final race came as a disappointment for the American who was gunning for gold.

She will be looking to build on her disappointing performance at the Olympics and will be hoping to maintain her record as the World Champion in the next Athletics tournament.

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