Paris Olympic sprint champion Julien Alfred delivered a memorable birthday gift to herself on June 10, crossing the finish line first to claim top honors at the Oslo Bislett Games Diamond League meet in Norway. The 25-year-old sprinter’s dominant performance extended her undefeated streak this outdoor season, marking her fourth consecutive win overall and her second Diamond League title in just a fortnight, while also notching the sixth-fastest 100m time of her career across all racing conditions.
Running with a 3.2 meters-per-second tailwind, Alfred clocked a wind-assisted 10.76 seconds to secure the top spot on the podium. Amy Hunt, the silver medalist of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games 200m event, finished a clear second with a time of 10.99 seconds, becoming the only other competitor in the field to clock a time under 11 seconds. New Zealand’s Zoe Hobbs rounded out the top three with a personal competitive run of 11.03 seconds.
Alfred’s winning streak stretches back to early April, where she claimed two back-to-back victories at the Texas Invitational. Just one week before her Oslo triumph, the Olympic champion defeated reigning world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden to take the 200m title at the Rome Diamond League stop, proving her versatility and dominance across both short sprint distances.
In post-race interviews, Alfred expressed gratitude for her current form and the opportunity to compete at the highest level of the sport. “I am healthy, and I am happy to get the win here,” she said. “I would say I am trusting myself a lot more. And I am having so much more fun. Before I came here, my mental coach said to me: ‘When you be yourself, it is the most powerful thing that you can do.’ And I think I learn more and more from my experiences.”
The sprinter emphasized that her priority remains staying healthy as she builds toward future major competitions, highlighting the years of hard work that have brought her to this stage of her career. “As long as I come in the finish healthy, I am happy about it. I worked very hard to get to this point in my life. Just being here, racing amongst the best athletes in the world, like I said, I am appreciating every chance I get to run.”
Alfred also spoke positively about the rising depth of competition in the women’s 100m, saying the tight competitive field pushes her to continually raise her own standards. “I love the competitiveness in the 100m right now. It keeps me on my toes to go out there and compete and be at my best every single time I line up. So I have no complaints right now.”