France, Nov. 8 -- Julien Alfred - athletics

At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the Saint Lucian sprinter Julien Alfred beat favourites including Sha'Carri Richardson of the United States. As a 17-year-old, Alfred won silver at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Six years later in the French capital, she took gold in the 100m and silver in the 200m. Wang Chuqin - table tennis

Wang Chuqin is the nightmare of French brothers Alexis and Felix Lebrun. The Chinese player has beaten older brother Alexis twice and younger brother Felix 10 times. The current world number one highlighted his talent at the Youth Games in Buenos Aires, where he won two gold medals. Six years later, although he suffered a shock early exit in the singles, losi...