PRESENT STAR ANIQAH BAILEY

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The name Aniqah Bailey is starting to become quite familiar when it comes to distance running in T&T...  The 18 year old's name is emerging as a staple in local races and she's hoping to expand her dominance next years with her eyes firmly set on the Carifta Games.

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00:00Distance runner Anika Bailey has a date with destiny. Come 2025 she will be

00:04chasing gold medals at the Carifta Games on home soil. She was denied such in

00:092024 in Grenada by finishing fourth in the girls under 17 1500 meters. This time

00:14she's filling in the missing pieces and wants to train harder, eat great, stay

00:22hydrated, to core, sleep well. And that's not all she has big hopes for the half

00:30marathon. My objective for 2025 is to get two gold medals in my two events I'm

00:35doing and to be the first youngest female to win the half marathon next year. Bailey began

00:46running at the age of eight years old and since joining club one a week she's

00:50gone on to run some impressive times including a personal best time of 18

00:54minutes 36 seconds in the 5k and she's hoping to do better than that in the

00:59coming year. In it for the long haul Bailey is cautious about overworking

01:17herself and does not worry about her competition. My parents always tell me

01:21don't overwork myself or don't think about it too much because you'll feel

01:26stressed out and anxious so no I don't I'll just talk to them and prepare

01:32myself like that. So apart from running races Bailey might surprise you but it's

01:43not her singing her competitors will want to worry about as she aims to break

01:47the tape for 2025.

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