Saint Lucia’s golden girl Julien Alfred earned a deserving praise from Noah Lyles picking her as the world’s fastest woman ahead of Sha’Carri Richardson.
Olympic champion Noah Lyles has thrown his weight behind Saint Lucia’s golden girl Julien Alfred as the world’s fastest woman ahead of his American teammate Sha’Carri Richardson.
Making an appearance on the Toure Show, Lyles was questioned regarding who rightly owns the bragging rights of the world’s fastest man and woman, which the sprint star gladly elaborated.
“Sha’carri Richardson is not the world’s fastest woman, Julien Alfred is,” he said.
At the Paris Olympic Games, Alfred dashed to the 100m gold medal clocking a personal best of 10.72s, ahead of Richardson who settled for the silver medal.
The Saint Lucian sprint queen also claimed World 60m and Diamond League titles, thus ending the season as the undisputed queen of women’s sprint for the year.
Julien Alfred dashed to the Olympic 100m gold medal ahead of Sha’Carri Richardson in Paris
However, Richardson is the reigning world 100m champion following her victorious run at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. In addition, for the second consecutive year, she ended the season as the world leader, having clocked the fastest time of 10.71s, which wasn’t matched or surpassed by any female sprinter.
While the bragging rights of the world’s fastest woman and man will always stir controversy and be a topic of debate, there’s no guiding rule that governs how or when it can be used.
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Athletes, fans, and the media have their believed definitions on the title by winning the 100m gold medal at a major championship in a given year or by clocking the world’s fastest time for the season.
There are also debates on Usain Bolt still deservedly being on his throne as the 100m and 200m world record holder, and until his times are surpassed, he remains the world’s fastest man.
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Whatever the case, Lyles can currently earn his position as World and Olympic 100m champion. So does that make him the world’s fastest man?
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