Ong Yu Qin hurls her way to gold. (Photo 1 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Bishan Stadium, Thursday, April 12, 2012 — Ong Yu Qin from the Red Swastika School took gold in the B-Girls Shot Put event when she threw a distance of 9.09m at the 53rd National Inter-Primary School Track & Field Championships.
Gongshang Primary’s Tan Xin Ning overcame a few bad throws at the start to eventually finish second with a throw of 8.82m.
In the qualifying round, Vanessa Lee of Temasek Primary managed a spectacular shot which boosted her chances at a medal. However, she could not reproduce her form and ultimately slipped to sixth place.
CHIJ Katong Primary’s Nafisa Khatun and Mary Rose Kartika were nearly a metre behind Xin Ning as they took third and fourth respectively. Nafisa managed a distance of 7.86m while Mary threw 7.36m.
Results
1st Ong Yu Qin (Red Swastika School) — 9.09m
2nd Tan Xin Ning (Gongshang Primary) — 8.82
3rd Nafisa Khatun (CHIJ Katong) — 7.86
4th Mary Rose Kartika (CHIJ Katong) — 7.36
5th Audrey Lim Ya Zi (Pei Hwa Presbyterian) — 7.34
6th Lee Jia Xian Vanessa (Temasek) — 7.32
7th Haziqah Bte Mohd Dali (Gongshang) — 6.76
8th Rui Xue (Nanyang) — 6.45
9th Tan Xuan Li (Ai Tong) — 6.35
10th Matilda Teo (Lianhua) — 6.21
11th Calubayan Erlina Marie Portea (Sembaang)– 6.12
12th Lim Pak Hong, Iris (Temasek) — 6.10
13th Seri Nurfidiyantie Bte Makhali (Lianhua) — 6.05
14th Sarah Loke Yin Yan (Pei Hwa Presbyterian) — 6.03
14th Wong Jing Wen (Pioneer) — 6.03
16th Alya Natasha Bte Ahmad (First Toa Payoh) — 5.84
Tan Xin Ning on her attempt. (Photo 2 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Nafisa Khatun was nearly one metre behind second placed Xin Ning with a distance of 7.86m. (Photo 3 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Mary Rose Kartika who eventually finished fourth. (Photo 4 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Vanessa (back) from Temasek Primary celebrates her spectacular throw with teammate Iris Lim (front). (Photo 5 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
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