The Saint Lucia Olympic Committee has announced a five-year deal with sports company Puma for them to become the country’s official apparel sponsor, including providing equipment for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

This new agreement follows the announcement by Puma that they are sponsoring St. Lucian sprinting sensation, Julien Alfred.

Alfred will head to Budapest in a few days as a true medal contender in both the 100m and 200m.

The 23-year-old has a season’s bests of 10.83 and 21.91 and is currently unbeaten in the 100m.

She has already enjoyed big meet success in 2023, winning the sprint double at the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Championships in June.

Alfred made her professional debut on July 18 with a 10.89 effort to win at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial in Hungary before running 22.08 for second at the Monaco Diamond League three days later.