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Adele pauses concert to watch women's Olympic 100m final

20200517_134556by:Justin Rudolph•08/03/24
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The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are a big deal, a really big deal. And individuals across the globe have been tuning in to see who is winning Olympic gold this summer, celebrities included. One celebrity in particular, Grammy-winning artist Adele, went as far as pausing her own show so that she and her fans in attendance could catch the final of a women’s track event.

Adele paused her concert in Munich, Germany, to allow her and her audience to enjoy the women’s Olympic 100m final. In the video below, you can see the crowd watching the women’s 100m final on the massive screens at the music megastar’s concert.

In the end, Adele’s crowd was treated to a two-for-one show. The audience got to enjoy quite possibly a once-in-a-lifetime experience of an Adele concert with an Olympic intermission of gold medal value, which saw Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred bring home gold for her country.

Alfred wins gold in Women’s 100M Final at Paris 2024 Olympics

Alfred won gold at the Women’s 100M final at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Saturday, finishing with a blazing 10.72-second performance. It’s the first Olympic Gold Medal in Saint Lucia’s history

Sha’Carri Richardson finished with a silver medal finish, while Melissa Jefferson earned bronze during the contest. Richardson ran a 10.87 while Jefferson finished in 10.92 seconds.

The field for the final consisted of the following eight Olympians: Julien Alfred (Saint Lucia), Sha’Carri Richardson (USA), Tia Clayton (Jamaica), Daryll Neita (Great Britain), Melissa Jefferson (USA), Marie Josee Ta Lou-Smith (Ivory Coast), Mijunga Kambundji (Switzerland) and Twanisha Terry (USA).

It was raining in Paris on the track at Stade de France, but Alfred remained in front the whole way. Richardson, the 2023 World Champion, trailed mightily in the middle of the race before battling her way back for silver. Jefferson was right there with them to give the United States two spots on the podium.

Notably, Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price withdrew from her semifinal heat after posting the second-best time in the first round of races on Friday. She was looking (and expected) to medal in the event for a fifth-straight Olympics — something that had never been done before. Instead, she watched on as the rest of the field took to the track.