{"id":195578,"date":"2024-11-08T15:01:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T15:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/st-lucias-first-ever-olympic-medallist-almost-pulled-out-due-to-pressure\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T15:01:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T15:01:11","slug":"st-lucias-first-ever-olympic-medallist-almost-pulled-out-due-to-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/st-lucias-first-ever-olympic-medallist-almost-pulled-out-due-to-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"St Lucia&#8217;s first ever Olympic medallist almost pulled out due to pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/D0uM5RFwq48\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"St Lucia's first ever Olympic medallist almost pulled out due to pressure\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D0uM5RFwq48\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Julian Alfred became the world&#8217;s fastest woman when she took home the 100 metres gold at the Paris Olympics, earning the country&#8217;s first Olympic medal.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to Sky&#8217;s Jacquie Beltrao, she spoke of the pressure she put on herself before going to the games saying &quot;there&#8217;s no way I feel like I have the mental capacity to go to the line again and to represent my country&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>Now, Ms Alfred has visited a school in West London to inspire a new generation of girls to get into the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/st-lucias-first-olympic-medallist-considered-withdrawing-from-games-due-to-pressure-13250352<\/p>\n<p>#olympics2024 #stlucia #julianalfred<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>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&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julian Alfred became the world&#8217;s fastest woman when she took home the 100 metres gold at the Paris Olympics, earning the country&#8217;s first Olympic medal. 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