Alfred and Lafond earn historic Olympic golds as Bol carries Dutch mixed 4×400 team to victory at Paris 2024 Games

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Julien Alfred embraced history at the Paris 2024 Games on Saturday (3) as she became St Lucia’s first Olympic medallist in defeating the USA’s world champion Sha’Carri Richardson to take gold in the women’s 100m in a national record of 10.72.

There was a historic achievement too in the women’s triple jump, where world indoor champion Thea Lafond also became the first Olympic medallist for her country, Dominica. She also made it gold thanks to a second-round national record of 15.02m.

Femke Bol’s addition to the Dutch 4x400m mixed relay team worked to dramatic effect as she moved from fourth to first on the final leg to bring the baton home in a European record of 3:07.43, relegating a United States team that had set a world record in qualifying to second place.

In the men’s shot put, Ryan Crouser of the United States was also a history man as he earned a third consecutive Olympic title with a best of 22.90m having recovered from a series of injuries this season.

And the concluding gold of the night, in the decathlon, went to Norway’s Marcus Rooth, who had overtaken the overnight leader Leo Neugebauer in the penultimate event before claiming gold in a national record of 8796.
• Morning session round-up
• Evening session round-up

Day three event reports
• Women’s 100m
• Men’s decathlon
• Women’s triple jump
• Men’s shot put
• Mixed 4x400m

Looking ahead
• Five things to look forward to on day four

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