George and Baird strike CARIFTA gold for Guyana

Guyana’s Casey George and Kadecia Baird both struck gold for Guyana, yesterday, while Brenessa Thompson, Jevina Sampson, and Jason Yaw all qualified for finals, on the first day of competition of the 43rd CARIFTA Games, being held in Martinique.BAIRDGeorge became a two time CARIFTA Games gold medalist after she captured gold in the girls’ Under 18 1500m, while Baird earned her gold in the girls’ Under 20 400m finals.
Baird dashed to the finish line in a time of 53.84 seconds overcoming the 53.90 seconds ran by Jamaica’s Dawnalee Loney. Loney’s compatriot Yanique Mc Neil seized third place off a time of 54.49s.

Clocking 4.40.40s, George finished 3 seconds ahead of her nearest contender Fareemah Scraders from Bermuda. Scraders ended 4.43.30s, while Britnie Dixon touched the finish line in 4:53.84s to give Jamaica a bronze medal.

George had captured her first gold medal at the annual event last year in the girls’ under 17 1500m, she also won a silver in the 800m of the same category. Baird is also a repeat medalist having won bronze in the same 400m last year.
It was Thompson who had started things off for Guyana, yesterday, when she finished third in heat two of the girls Under 20 100m heats with a time of 11.57 seconds to qualify for the next round. The finals for Thompson’s event was expected to have run off late last evening.

For her part, Sampson managed to finish sixth overall in the girls’ Under- 18 400m, clocking an ultimate time of 55.68 seconds, which was preceded by the 55.99 seconds that she ran in the heats to qualify. Guyana’s Avon Samuels had managed to qualify for the semi-finals of the same event, finishing third and clocking 57.69 seconds in the heats.

Yaw finished fourth in the boys’ Under 18 400m with a time of 48.47 seconds.

Guyana is being represented at this year’s event by a nine man team. Also among those participating yesterday was Kevin Abbensetts. Abbensetts failed to qualify for the second round in the boys’ Under- 20 100m heats after clocking a time of 10.91 seconds finishing fourth in heats two of three.
The three-day competition continues today.

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