Julian Alfred is the women’s 100m Olympic champion after storming to victory ahead of Sha’Carri Richardson.
The women’s showpiece sprint event was missing all three Jamaican athletes who secured gold, silver and bronze in Tokyo three years ago.
Back-to-back Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah was forced to pull out of the Paris 2024 Games due to an Achilles injury.
Shericka Jackson withdrew from the 100m field to put her full focus on the 200m race.
Julian Alfred won the women’s 100m final
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And Jamaican icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who ran the second-fastest time in the heats, pulled out of the semi-finals after suffering an injury in the warm-up.
That opened the door for the likes of Richardson, who set a championship record with a time of 10.65 to win last year’s 100m world championship title.
It was breakout sprint star Julian Alfred, who won 60m gold at this year’s world indoor championships, that set the fastest time in the semi-finals.
Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith, Melissa Jackson and Tia Clayton also put in strong displays to book their place in the final along with British star Neita.
But there was drama just minutes before the 100m final was scheduled as a heavy downpour hit the Stade de France.
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