Alfred pulls out of Tokyo 200m with hamstring strain

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Sep 13, 2025; Tokyo, Japan; Julien Alfred (LCA) runs a qualifying heat for the women’s 100 meter dash during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images/File Photo

REUTERS

TOKYO - Olympic sprint champion Julien Alfred has withdrawn from the womens 200 metres at the world championships because of a hamstring strain, her agent has told Television Jamaica.

The Saint Lucian, who won 100m gold and a silver in the 200m in Paris last year, said she had suffered an injury after finishing third in the shorter sprint final in Tokyo on Sunday.

The 24-year-old had suffered a grade one hamstring strain, agent Henry Rolle said, forcing her to pull out of Wednesdays 200m heats.

We definitely wont put her in a position to damage herself even further. So our season has (concluded),and rehab has started, and we look forward to 2026, Rolle added.

Alfred ran the fastest 200m time of the year with a scorching 21.71 in London in July.

The world championships mark the conclusion of the global track and field season this year. REUTERS