Julien Alfred and Letsile Tebogo became the best male and female athletes of the year at the ANOC Awards

Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred and Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo have been named the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Athlete of the Year and Athlete of the Year respectively.

The ceremony took place on Wednesday in Cascais, Portugal, and recognized their outstanding achievements on Olympic Games in Paris in 2024 took place last summer Olympiad reported

Alfred and you made history in Paris as both won gold medals for their countries.

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The sprinter from St. Lucia won gold in the women’s 100m final, finishing in 10.72 seconds ahead of Sha’Carrie Richardson of the United States.

of you on the other hand, earned his place in Olympic history by winning gold in the men’s 200m final to become the first African sprinter to win gold in the event.

The award ceremony showcased both athletes’ unforgettable red carpet styles, with the two black sprinters the talk of the town as they stunned in their outfits.

The Olympic victories of Julien Alfred and Letsile Tebogo are not only their personal careers. Their impressive feats are made all the more important because they represent the first ever Olympic gold medals for the respective countries.

Back home in Botswana and St Lucia, Tebogo and Alfred are regarded as pioneers in track competition after their exploits this year.

Tebogo expressed his joy after receiving the award and said it means a lot to him to be recognized as one of the world’s biggest athletics platforms. “It means a lot to me to be recognized by ANOC; it motivates me to keep pushing,” he told Olympics.com.

Other honorees included six-time Olympic table tennis champion Ma Long of China and New Zealand canoeist Lisa Carrington, an eight-time Olympic gold medalist, both of whom were recognized for outstanding careers.