Bakare wins a glorious gold at World Youth Champs
Lutonian Sabrina Bakare won a superb gold in the 400m at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Ukraine yesterday evening, writes Mike Simmonds.
The 17-year-old blew away the rest of the field to win in a superb PB time of 52.77secs.
Result: 1, Sabrina Bakare GBR 52.77secs; 2, Olivia Baker USA 53.38; 3, Tiffany James JAM 53.56; 4, Nguyen Thi Oanh VIE 53.80; 5, Edidiong Ofonime Odiong NGR 54.14; 6, Nanako Matsumoto JPN 54.59; 7, Anastasiya Kudryavtseva RUS 54.69; 8, Luca Palásti HUN 54.81.