SOUTH CAR­OLI­NA – St Lu­cia’s sprint queen Julien Al­fred con­tin­ued her record-break­ing ways when she set a new na­tion­al in­door 400 me­tres record at the Tiger Paw In­vi­ta­tion­al in South Car­oli­na in the Unit­ed States on Fri­day.

The 23-year-old Al­fred crossed the fin­ish line in 52.97 sec­onds to win Heat 4.

Her per­for­mance comes just days af­ter she set a new na­tion­al record in the 300 me­tres while com­pet­ing at the New Bal­ance In­door Grand Prix in Boston, where she clocked 36.16 sec­onds, smash­ing her own na­tion­al record and clock­ing the 15th fastest time in his­to­ry for the event.

Al­fred is al­so the hold­er of the women’s 100 (10.72) and 200m (22.08) na­tion­al records, which she set at the 2024 Paris Olympics where she won gold and sil­ver re­spec­tive­ly.

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