Julien Alfred wins Oslo 100m on 25th birthday at Bislett Games

OSLO, Norway: St Lucian sprint star Julien Alfred turned her 25th birthday into a winning outing on Wednesday, taking the women’s 100m title at the Diamond League Bislett Games.

Alfred, the reigning women’s Olympic 100m champion, clocked a wind-assisted 10.76 seconds to secure gold. Britain’s Amy Hunt was second in 10.99, with New Zealand’s Zoe Hobbs third in 11.03.

After the race, Alfred said she was pleased with both the performance and how she felt physically. “I am healthy, and I am happy to get the win here. I would say I am trusting myself a lot more. And I am having so much more fun.

“As long as I come in and finish healthy, I am happy about it. I worked very hard to get to this point in my life. Just being here, racing amongst the best athletes in the world, like I said, I am appreciating every chance I get to run,” Alfred said.

She added: “I love the competitiveness in the 100m right now. It keeps me on my toes to go out there and compete and be at my best every single time I line up, so I have no complaints right now.”

The Oslo result gave Alfred her second Diamond League gold in less than a week, following her 200m victory at the Rome Diamond League.