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The newly crowned Olympic champion in the women's 100m explains what it means to achieve a historic milestone for Saint Lucia and how she predicted she would win.

Julien Alfred: Believing in myself is what really mattered to me

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Since its Olympic debut at Atlanta 1996, the tiny Caribbean island nation had never won a medal at the Games. 2023 NCAA 100m and 200m champion Julien Alfred wanted to change that. "Seeing the flag of Saint Lucia flying high would be a proud moment for my country," she told Olympics.com last year. Mission accomplished.

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