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Julien Alfred Targets Olympic Sprint Double

Posted : 06 August 2024

Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred aims for an Olympic sprint double on Tuesday, while Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr face off in a highly anticipated 1500m showdown. The excitement is tempered by frustration as Paris Games organizers canceled open water swimming training in the River Seine due to pollution, marking the fifth such cancellation.

 

The women's 200m event at the Stade de France features Alfred, who aspires to replicate Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah's 100m-200m double achievements from the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Games. Alfred, Saint Lucia's first Olympic medalist, won her semifinal in 21.98 seconds but was narrowly bested overall by US sprinter Gabrielle Thomas, who clocked in at 21.86 seconds. Jamaica's world champion Shericka Jackson withdrew before her heat on Sunday, adding to the competitive tension.

 

The men's 1500m clash between Norway's Ingebrigtsen and Britain's Kerr is set to be fiercely contested. Kerr finished second to Ingebrigtsen in Sunday's semifinal, with intense rivalry building since Kerr's victory over Ingebrigtsen in last year's world championship final. Kerr predicts the final will be one of the "most vicious and hardest" ever seen, with both runners eager to prove themselves on the track.

 

 

Meanwhile, the cancellation of a marathon swimmers' "familiarization session" in the Seine raises questions, especially after triathletes swam there the previous day. Organizers remain confident that the women's and men's 10-kilometer swimming events will proceed as planned. Additionally, the first boxing gold medal will be awarded at Roland Garros, with Algeria's Imane Khelif at the center of a gender controversy.

 

In women's football, World Cup holders Spain and four-time gold medalists the United States are on course for a potential final showdown. Early Tuesday, France's Kauli Vaast and America's Caroline Marks claimed gold in the surfing competition held in Tahiti. The United States currently leads the medal table, tied with China on golds but ahead due to more silver and bronze medals.

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