Julien Alfred powers to back-to-back Diamond League titles in Zurich

On her return to competitive racing on European circuit, Olympic champion Julien Alfred showed her class again, powering to back-to-back Diamond League titles in Zurich.

In the absence of world leader Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, the Saint Lucian sprint queen proved why she remains a major force in the women's sprint division, as she stormed to the win in a brilliant 10.76s (0.3).

Jamaica's rising sprint star Tia Clayton, despite having a perfect start and on course to cause a major upset, succumbed to the strength of Alfred in the last 50m and settled for second in a solid 10.84s, while Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith was third in 10.94s.

Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith, who ran under protest, finished third in the race but will not count after being disqualified for a false start.

Alfred's comfortable win is a testament to the fact that the speedster cannot be written off for the world title and her highly anticipated clash with Jefferson-Wooden in Tokyo will surely be one for the record books.