No record broken as Olympic champion Julien Alfred cruises to victory at Continental Tour Gold meet in Zagreb

Olympic champion Julien Alfred is on a ride of brilliant victories this season so far, with her latest coming at the Continental Tour Gold meet in Zagreb, where she won the 200m event in cruising style despite not breaking the meeting record.

The Saint Lucian sprint queen blazed to an easy win of 22.15s (-0.8), finishing miles ahead of second-placed Jael Bestue in 22.92s, while Boglarka Takacs was third in 23.22s.

Despite not breaking the meeting record of 22.04s, it still doesn't take away the impressive form Alfred showed in the race, leading from the start and even having enough gas left to shut down about 20m to the finish line.

Currently, she's arguably the most in-form female sprinter, having stayed unbeaten in all her races this season, and is the world leader in the 200m with an outstanding time of 21.88s, just 0.02s off her PB to win the 200m silver medal at the Paris Olympic Games.

Alfred has proven the strong form she's in for the rest of the season and barring unforeseen circumstances, stands as favourite for the sprint titles at the upcoming World Championships in Tokyo by September.