St Lucia's first ever Olympic medallist almost pulled out due to pressure

Julian Alfred became the world's fastest woman when she took home the 100 metres gold at the Paris Olympics, earning the country's first Olympic medal. Talking to Sky's Jacquie Beltrao, she spoke of the pressure she put on herself before going to the games saying "there's no way I feel like I have the mental capacity to go to the line again and to represent my country". Now, Ms Alfred has visited a school in West London to inspire a new generation of girls to get into the sport. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/st-lucias-first-olympic-medallist-considered-withdrawing-from-games-due-to-pressure-13250352 #olympics2024 #stlucia #julianalfred SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales