CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies head coach Daren Julius Garvey Sammy, together with athletes Julien Alfred and Levern Donaline Spencer, have been conferred with St Lucia’s second highest award, the St Lucia Cross, as a part of the nation’s Independence Day honors.
Sammy was awarded for his distinguished service within the discipline of sports activities (cricket) and youth growth; Alfred for her distinguished service within the discipline of sports activities (monitor & discipline); and Spencer for her distinguished service within the discipline of sports activities (excessive soar).
The 41-year-old Sammy is the present all-format head coach of the West Indies males’s staff and is the one captain to have received the T20 World Cup twice, having lifted the title in 2012 and 2016.
He was additionally a member of the West Indies staff that received the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy. Most lately, he guided the St Lucia Kings to their first-ever Caribbean Premier League title.
In 2017, Sammy was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for providers to sports activities. For his half in bringing again worldwide cricket to Pakistan, he obtained the best civilian medal of Pakistan, Nishan-e-Pakistan, on March 23, 2020.
Sammy was additionally awarded honorary Pakistani citizenship by the President of Pakistan, Arif Alvi. In a short social media message, Sammy stated he was “humbled” to obtain the award.
“…At this level, I want to thank the Authorities of St Lucia for awarding me the St Lucia Cross. It’s surreal, and it highlights my contribution to sports activities. “I’m humbled but honored to obtain this award,” Sammy stated.
The 23-year-old Alfred created historical past by profitable St Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medals on the 2024 Paris Olympics.
She received gold within the ladies’s 100 meters and silver within the 200 meters in Paris and was the 2024 World Indoor 60m champion. In September 2024, the Parliament of St Lucia handed a Invoice marking September 27 as Julien Alfred Day.
In the meantime, the now-retired 40-year-old Spencer is considered the nation’s best-ever excessive jumper. She is a four-time Olympian and has competed in eight World Championships.
Spencer was additionally a gold medalist on the Commonwealth Video games and Pan-American Video games.
