Bakare storms into 400m final

Lutonian Sabrina Bakare stormed into the finals of the 400m at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Ukraine yesterday evening, writes Mike Simmonds.
Sabrina Bakare with Perri Shakes-DraytonSabrina Bakare with Perri Shakes-Drayton
Sabrina Bakare with Perri Shakes-Drayton

The 17-year-old smashed her personal best of 53.98secs, clocking 53.23secs to win her semi-final with the fastest time recorded by any of the finalists.

Bakare will now be going for gold in the final later today.

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