How the tiny island of St Lucia celebrated its first-ever Olympic medal
Sunday, 4 August 2024 Ecstatic fans on the tiny Caribbean island of St Lucia were overcome with joy after Julien Alfred swept to victory in the Olympic women's 100m, stunning a global audience that had booked her American rival as the firm favourite.
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Geraint Thomas has announced he will retire from cycling at the end of the season. The 38-year-old is a former Olympic champion and became the first Welshman to win the Tour de France in 2018. Thomas says he would love to help his Ineos Grenadier teammates and “go for a stage myself” at this summer’s Tour. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sunday, 4 August 2024
Ecstatic fans on the tiny Caribbean island of St Lucia were overcome with joy after Julien Alfred swept to victory in the Olympic women's 100m, stunning a global audience that had booked her American rival as the firm favourite.
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