Julien Alfred of Workforce Saint Lucia celebrates successful the gold medal through the Girls’s 100m Closing on day eight of the Olympic Video games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on Aug. 03, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Observe queen Julien Alfred and cricketer Johnson Charles had been once more victorious in taking dwelling the Senior Sports activities Personalities of the Yr awards when the Ministry of Youth Growth and Sports activities held their annual awards earlier this month.
It was no shock when St. Lucia’s Prime Minister, Philip J. Pierre, revealed that the 23-year-old Alfred, who created historical past by successful the nation’s first-ever Olympic medals on the 2024 Paris Olympics, was named Senior Feminine Sports activities Persona of 2024.
Alfred additionally received the World Indoor Championship 60m title and Diamond League 100m title to associate with her gold medal within the 100m and silver within the 200m on the Olympics.
The federal government had beforehand pledged a $1 million reward to her final September, and a examine in that quantity was additionally introduced to her on the awards.
In the meantime, 36-year-old Johnson Charles received the Senior Male Sports activities Persona of 2024 after having fun with a comparatively profitable yr for the West Indies whereas aiding the St. Lucia Kings to win their maiden Republic Financial institution Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title.
West Indies head coach Daren Sammy took dwelling the Coach of the Yr award after teaching the Kings to victory over the Guyana Amazon Warriors within the CPL ultimate.
