Baird clocks 53.69s on return to competition

Kadecia Baird

World Junior silver medalist Kadecia Baird was beaten by Columbia College’s Olivia Baker in the Women’s 400m dash at the 46th Annual Glenn D. Loucks Games , White Plains High, New York.

The Medgar Evers athlete, who has the meet record at 52.62 seconds (2012) recorded 53.69 seconds and settled for second place in her pet event behind Baker’s winning time of 53.66s. Garden City’s Emma Gallagher was third with 55.34 seconds.

Baird’s coach, Shaun Dietz, who told Stabroek Sport on Friday that