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RUNAWAY GOLD

St George's

"Happy that I was able to execute my race plan well, and represent Trinidad and Tobago well. I feel amazing." Khalifa St Fort had every reason to be thrilled with her performance on day one of the 2016 Carifta Games, at the National Athletics Stadium here in St George's, Grenada, on Saturday night.

The T&T sprinter outclassed her rivals in the girls' under-20 100 metres final, separating herself from the field and romping to victory in a wind-hindered 11.40 seconds. While the athletes in the three other century finals benefitted from following winds, the under-20 girls had to contend with a 2.7 metres per second headwind.

St Fort shrugged off the inconvenience, the dominant run forcing her peers to battle for the minor medals.

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