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Trinidad Express Newspapers: Sports | Real Deal

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  • Published on Jul 19, 2015, 8:20 pm AST
  • By Kwame Laurence

 

PROUD ON THE PODIUM: Trinidad and Tobago’s Khalifa St Fort, left, poses with her IAAF World Youth Championship girls’ 100 metres silver medal, in Cali, Colombia, on Thursday night. Also in the photo are gold medallist Candace Hill, centre, and bronze medallist Jayla Kirkland, both of the United States. —Photo: © Getty Images for IAAF

 

 

 

“Khalifa is fearless in a way that I’ve never seen a young female sprinter, so she goes out there and has fun and truly enjoys it. That’s championship pedigree.”

Ato Boldon was high in praise for Khalifa St Fort, the 17-year-old sprinter he steered to girls’ 100 metres silver at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia.

Boldon is no stranger to the global stage. He has four Olympic medals, and is the 1997 200m world champion. But on Thursday night, the retired track star experienced a global final as a coach for the very first time.



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