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Lendore and Lalonde sizzle

Victory for Baptiste in Louisiana

Deon Lendore produced a sizzler at the Arkansas Qualifier indoor meet, in the United States, on Friday. The Trinidad and Tobago quarter-miler topped the men's 400 metres field with a 45.56 seconds run. American Marqueze Washington finished second in 45.72.

T&T's Kadisha Francois was second in section three and seventh overall in the women's 200m, the Missouri State University student getting home in 24.73 seconds.

In New York, yesterday, T&T quartermiler Lalonde Gordon produced a scorching 45.51 seconds run in the Millrose Games men's 400m event, but had to settle for silver, behind Grenada's Bralon Taplin (45.35).

Gordon (45.51) and Lendore (45.56) are now second and third, respectively on the 2016 world indoor performance list. Taplin is at the top with a 45.20 clocking.

Kelly-Ann Baptiste was dominant on Friday at the Louisiana State University (LSU) Twilight Meet. The T&T sprint star stopped the clock at 7.20 seconds for victory in the women's 60m dash. American Erica Alexander was a distant second in 7.34.

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