Kanika Alana Beckles (born 3 October 1991, in

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) is a

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-born Grenadian sprinter who specializes in the

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. She represented Grenada at the

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but did not start. She reached the semifinals of the

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, after missing large parts of the 2012 and 2013 seasons with a torn hamstring and ACL surgery. At the

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she represented Grenada but placed fifth in her heat with a time 52.41 Seconds (a season's best) and with an overall ranking of 32nd. She did not advance to the semifinals.

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1991 births Living people Grenadian female sprinters Texas A&M Aggies women's track and field athletes Immigrants to Grenada Trinidad and Tobago emigrants Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Grenada Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Grenada Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Grenada Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Olympic female sprinters {{Grenada-athletics-bio-stub