Paris 2024 Olympic champions Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia took home the Association of National Olympic Committees, ANOC, award for best female athlete of Paris 2024.
The ceremony was held in Portugal, yesterday.
Alfred stormed to a historic 100-metres gold medal in the French capital which is the first in Olympic history for her nation.
She also bagged silver in the 200-metres.
The 23-year-old says she took motivation from finishing outside the medals at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.
Julian Alfred.
Letsile Tebogo of Botswana won the male award.