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Saint Lucian speedster Julien Alfred opened her 2026 season with the fastest time in the world in the indoor women's 60m. The 24-year-old from Ciceron clocked 7.04 seconds to win Heat 1 of her event at the Woo Pig Classic, hosted at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Saturday.