CASTRIES, St Lucia, (CMC) – Olympic double medallist, Julien Alfred, was expectedly named St Lucia’s Female Athlete of the Year for 2024 by the Saint Lucia Athletics Association (SLAA).
The 23-year-old track star took home the award when the SLAA held its annual Awards ceremony at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, on Saturday, under the theme, Elevating Excellence: Celebrating the Spirit of Athletics.
Alfred, who was also the World Indoor 60m champion, won the award for the fifth time since 2015.

Meanwhile, Michael Joseph, who also competed in Paris, was named Male Athlete of the Year.
Former CARIFTA medallist, Denzel Phillip, was named Junior Male Athlete of the Year, while CARIFTA pole vault champion, Naya Jules, captured the female equivalent.
Ricardo Mann was named Juvenile Male Athlete of the Year and Jady Emmanuel as Juvenile Female Athlete of the Year.

Coach of the Year honours went to Cuthbert Modeste; Technical Official of the Year was Wayne Rameau; Brendaline Descarte was named Administrator of the Year, and the Long Service Award went to Theodore Henry Bailey, a coach, administrator, and technical official.
Athletes were also recognised for representation at regional and international championships over the past year.

These included the CARIFTA Games, RAN Under-17 Games, World Under-20 Championships, World Indoor Championships, and Paris Olympics.
Jason Sayers, Marbeq Edgar, Neville Dupre, and Michael Biscette were also rewarded for their efforts to uplift road running locally and regionally.