KIERRE STRIKES GOLD. Young Barbadian sprint hurdler Kierre Beckles (above) scaled new heights in athletics when she created history by winning her country's first gold medal at the Third Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India, yesterday. The 18-year-old Lester Vaughan student first shattered the Games' record in the 100-metre hurdles heats with a sensational 13.66-second clocking. She then blazed to victory in the women's final in 13.88 seconds, leaving her opponents in her wake. (EZS) BARBADOS has won its first ever medal in the country's athletics' history at the third Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India, and it is gold! Eighteen-year-old Kierre Beckles, the CARIFTA Games gold medallist and record holder, blazed to victory in the women's 100-metre hurdles in 13.88 seconds yesterday. She left her competition well in the...
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