Olympic Champion Julien Alfred To Miss Three Diamond League Meets Due To Injury
The 24-year-old from Saint Lucia will miss the upcoming meets in Silesia, Lausanne and Brussels. She was slated to run 100m at the Silesia Diamond League and the 200m in Lausanne.
Olympic 100 metres champion Julien Alfred will miss three upcoming Diamond League meetings in August due to injury, event organisers said on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old from Saint Lucia will miss the upcoming meets in Silesia, Lausanne, and Brussels. She was slated to run the 100m at the Silesia Diamond League and the 200m in Lausanne.
Alfred has clocked 10.75 seconds over 100m this season and is ranked second in the world. She last competed at the London Diamond League where she won the 200m in a personal-best 21.71.
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