Alfred’s spikes fetch US$75 000 at auction
Julien Alfred (centre) presents her track spikes to winning bidder Kevin Graves, (right)
Julien Alfred (centre) presents her track spikes to winning bidder Kevin Graves, (right)

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, (CMC) – Saint Lucia’s Olympic champion and World Championship bronze medalist Julien Alfred raised over US$100 000 for charity over the weekend by selling some of her memorabilia at an auction.

The biggest sale at the fundraising celebratory cocktail hosted by sponsors BodyHoliday and entitled ‘Power and Grace: An Evening in Honour of Julien Alfred’, was Alfred’s 2025 track spikes, which were sold for a whooping US$75 000 to American businessman, Kevin Graves, the manager of Team USA, and Miami Heat basketball star Bam Adebayo.

This year, the 24-year-old Alfred sprinted to her second straight Wanda Diamond League women’s 100m title, and also finished third in the 100m at the World Athletic Championships, while wearing a customised pair of PUMA Nitro sprint spikes.

Graves spoke passionately of the need to support charitable organisations such as the Alfred Foundation.

Bidding started at US$1 500 for the shoes, which were moulded on Alfred’s feet.

Also auctioned off were the PUMA jersey and bib worn by Alfred at Tokyo 2025, for which former collegiate and professional basketballer Marcellus Stiede paid US$1 900.

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