Wayne Yap bags High Jump gold medal for HCI

TRACK & FIELD

48th Inter-School Track & Field Championships 2007
‘B’ Division Boys High Jump Final
Friday, 6 July 2007 at Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Story and pictures by Red Sports volunteer, Lai Jun Wei, a student of Innova Junior College. Thanks!

Hwa Chong Institution added another gold medal to its tally when Wayne Yap clinched the gold medal in the ‘B’ Division Boys High Jump Final last Friday. He cleared a height of 1.79m before attempting to break the record of 2.01m by first progressively jumping from a height of 1.9m. However, he failed to set a new record as his shin crashed into the bar during his attempt.

Wayne Yap of HCI during his record breaking attempt. © Lai Jun Wei

Fellow teammate Aaron Koh took home the bronze medal with a jump height of 1.76m.

Foo Yong Kun of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) also jumped a height of 1.76m but he received the silver medal as he completed the feat in fewer attempts than Aaron.