BALLARAT'S Sam Baird has qualified for the semi finals of the 400 metre event in the IAAF Youth World Championships in Ukraine.
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Racing this evening Australian time, Baird clocked a personal best time of 46.97 seconds to automatically qualify for the semi finals.
It was the first time he had ever broken 47 seconds.
He finished second in the third heat of the day behind Kenya's Ian Mutuku, who clocked a time of 46.84.
The semi will be run at 12.20am Friday morning.
Sam Baird