JULIEN ALFRED RECEIVES ANOC AWARD

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Oct 31, 2024

In a memorable year for Olympic champion and double medalist of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Julien Alfred, continues to receive awards from sports organizations around the world, and on Wednesday night in Cascais, Portugal, she was recognized as the “Best Female Athlete” of Paris by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC).

During a ceremony held at the Estoril Congress Center, the native of St. Lucia personally received the award, acknowledging that she was the protagonist of the first Olympic medal for her country, winning the gold medal in the 100 meters flat, and having added a second medal, silver, in the 200 meters race.

Alfred was the only athlete from the continent to receive an award from the ANOC in this event, which annually recognizes the most outstanding athletes in different fields. The winners were:

•Best Female Team of Paris 2024: Italy Volleyball (represented by Carlotta Cambi)
•Best Male Team of Paris 2024: Denmark Handball (represented by Hans Lindberg)
•Best Female Team in Individual Sport of Paris 2024: Great Britain Cycling – Team Sprint (Katy Marchant, Sophie Capewell and Emma Finucane)
•Best Male Team in Individual Sport of Paris 2024: Japan Artistic Gymnastics (represented by Kazuma Kaya)
•Best Mixed Team in Individual Sport of Paris 2024: Austria Sailing – Mixed Dinghy (Lara Vadlau and Lukas Mähr)
•Best Female Athlete of Paris 2024: Julien Alfred (St Lucia)
•Best Male Athlete of Paris 2024: Letsile Tebogo (Botswana)
•Outstanding Sporting Career – Female: Lisa Carrington (New Zealand)
•Outstanding Sporting Career – Male: Ma Long (China)
•Outstanding NOC of Paris 2024: France
•Breakthrough NOCs of Paris 2024: St Lucia, Dominica, Guatemala, Botswana
•Contribution to the Olympic Movement: Anita DeFrantz

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