Julien Alfred won the 200m gold at the Rome Diamond League

Julien Alfred smashed the competition to win the women’s 200m gold at the Rome Diamond League – Golden Gala Pietro Mennea. The Saint Lucian sprinter clocked 21.93 sec to to edge the reigning world 200m champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, who ran 22.17 sec.

Anavia Battle of the United States rounded out the top three in 22.39 sec, with Britain’s Amy Hunt fourth in 22.52 sec. The British national record holder in the event Dina Asher-Smith completed the Top 5, clocking 22.76 sec.

“Win is a win. I wanted to go a bit faster but I will take the win. I am healthy and that’s important too. I am a lot stronger now that I was used to be and that’s why I could push a bit extra in the second part of the race. I expected the pressure from Melissa. I am kind of satisfied with this Diamond League win, but still I wished to run faster”, said Julien Alfred after the victory.

Earlier this season, Julien Alfred won the 60m bronze at the Torun World Athletics Indoor Championships.