Road to Tokyo | Julien Alfred

Julien Alfred has carried a nation on her shoulders. From her humbling first experience on the world stage at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, through to her world indoor gold in 2024 and the crushing weight of expectation that followed, the Saint Lucian hero has experienced both triumph and hardship. She sat down with World Athletics to reflect on the depression and pressure she experienced before her win in Paris her outlook to Tokyo, taking it one race at a time while carrying her heavy crown.