B Div 400m (Girls): Nurul Natasha of Ahmad Ibrahim defends her title in 1:00.58

Story by Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports. Photos by Clara Yuan and Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports

Nurul Natasha (#12) of Ahmad Ibrahim defends her B Division 400m title with a timing of 1 minute and 0.58 seconds. (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)

Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Friday, April 11, 2014 — Nurul Natasha of Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary defended her girls’ B Division 400m title with a timing of 1 minute and 0.58 seconds at the 55th National Inter-School Track & Field Championships.

It is a new personal best for the 15-year-old, who ran below 61 seconds for the first time. “I am really very happy and proud of myself. I want to thank my coach, parents, teachers and friends, especially all my training partners,” commented the Ahmad Ibrahim student.

Nurul Natasha’s run went below the Youth Olympic Games Asian Area Qualification mark 60.98s.

Amirah Aljunied of CHIJ (Toa Payoh) finished second in 1:01.26, while Nanyang Girls’ Pan Xin-Min came in third in 1:01.32. Both were PBs as well.

The B Division 400m record is 57.11s and was set by Singapore Sports School alumna, T Piriyah, in 2008.

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School’s Natalie Soh finished eighth. She is the first Schools’ cross country individual winner to attempt the 400m at the Schools’ track and field meet since 2003, when Cassondra Tioh, who ran under the CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School banner, finished second.

C Div 400m (Boys) Results
1st Nurul Natasha Bte Mualim (#12, Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary) – 1:00.58
2nd Amirah Aljunied [#117, CHIJ (Toa Payoh)] – 1:01.26
3rd Pan Xin-Min (#381, Nanyang Girls’ High) – 1:01.32
4th Audrey Sarah Tan (#24, St. Nicholas Girls’) – 1:02.14
5th Stacey Choo Wen Xin (#104, Singapore Sports School) – 1:03.25
6th Claudia Sng Jia Xin (#365, Nanyang Girls’ High) – 1:03.57
7th Grace Ng En Hui (#94, Singapore Sports School) – 1:03.82
8th Soh Hann Natalie (#309, Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’) – 1:05.19

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