Saint Lucia’s sprinting star Julien Alfred headlines the listing of nominees for the Caribbean Sports activities Character of the 12 months on the inaugural Caribbean Affiliation of Nationwide Olympic Committees (CANOC) Sports activities Awards.
Alfred’s exceptional achievements in 2024, together with a historic gold medal win at the Paris Olympics, have earned her a spot on the forefront of the distinguished occasion, set to happen on October 19, 2024, in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.
Alfred, who made historical past by profitable Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medal, can be competing towards a powerful subject of elite athletes from throughout the Caribbean. Different nominees for the Caribbean Sports activities Character of the 12 months embrace: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico, the Olympic bronze medalist and 100m hurdles champion; Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic, the World and Olympic 400m champion; Shafiqua Maloney from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Shanieka Ricketts of Jamaica, a outstanding determine in triple soar.
Celebrates excellence
The CANOC Sports activities Awards, designed to acknowledge the Caribbean’s high athletes, groups, and sports activities leaders, celebrates excellence whereas selling sustainability within the area’s sports activities sector. Alfred’s nomination is the most recent in a collection of accolades she has acquired all through 2024, together with profitable the World Indoors 60m title, the Paris 2024 100m gold, and the Wanda Diamond League 100m championship.
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Along with her sporting accolades, Alfred’s affect continues to develop off the observe. She was named Tourism Ambassador for Saint Lucia on September 26, 2024, a testomony to her position as a nationwide icon. The island additionally celebrated Julien Alfred Day on September 27, presenting her with XCD $1,000,000, a ten,720-square-foot plot of land, and saying the renaming of the Millennium Freeway in her honor. A monument in her likeness will even be constructed on the Cul de Sac Roundabout.
The CANOC Sports activities Awards will spotlight Alfred’s unbelievable achievements, cementing her place as one of many Caribbean’s brightest sports activities stars.
