Kadecia Baird’s gold qualifies her for the IAAF World Championship

Kadecia Baird

Kadecia Baird’s 2013 season is shaping up well after qualifying with an ‘A’ Standard for the IAAF World Championship following her first place finish in the Women’s 400m finals at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) championships last weekend in Mexico.

The 18-year old young US-based Guyanese also created history giving Guyana its only gold medal at the Championship which started in 1967 in the host country.
Adding 51.32 seconds under her belt, Baird is also the holder of a silver and a bronze medal from the Barcelona, Spain World Junior Championship and the CARIFTA Games respectively.

US-based Adam Harris, who holds the National Men’s 100m record, finished fifth in