I Want To Celebrate With Saint Lucia – Julien Alfred

Anticipation is high ahead of Zürich’s Weltklasse Diamond League meeting this Thursday, and specifically the women’s 100m. The 2:26 pm race will feature Saint Lucia’s World Indoor 60m champion and Olympic gold medallist Julien Alfred against a stellar field. Leading the way will be 2023 world champion and Olympic silver medallist, the USA’s Sha’Carri Richardson. European champions Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain and Mujinga Kambundji of Switzerland are also in the loaded field. It will be the first outing for Alfred and Richardson since they met at the Stade de France in Paris 2024. The 23-year-old from Ciceron said at a pre-race press conference that she’s looking forward to her homecoming after a brilliant season. “It’s been good; I’ve really been enjoying the process and just really taking in what happened in Paris, but just not getting ahead of myself,” she said. “I’m just trying to take it one step at a time. “I’m going to go back home. I haven’t got a chance to celebrate with my country as yet, to see the youth of my country. So I really just want to go back to Saint Lucia, and celebrate with them and maybe go for a vacation after...