Story by Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports. Photos by Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports and Clara Yuan/Red Sports
HCI’s Thia Yi Yi (#225) clocked a timing of 26.18 seconds to clinch the girls’ A Division 200m gold medal. (Photo 1 © Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports)
Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Monday, April 14, 2014 — Thia Yi Yi of Hwa Chong Institution clinched the girls’ A Division 200m gold medal with a personal best timing of 26.18 seconds at the 55th National Inter-School Track & Field Championships.
Janine Lim of Victoria Junior College bagged the silver medal with a timing of 27.17 seconds, while Elizabeth Jane Ong of Raffles Institution finished third in 27.67 seconds.
The HCI student commented, “I am quite thankful that I managed to finish all my individual events without any injuries. Last year, I had a hamstring pull during the nationals so I could not do anything. I want to thank my coach and my friends for supporting me.”
The electronically-timed A Division 200m record of 25.61s was set in 2005 by National Junior College alumna, Lee Yan Lin. The hand-timed record of 24.6s was set in 1984 by Ang Mo Kio Secondary alumna, Prema Govindan. It was also a then-national record.
A Div 200m (Girls) Results
1st Thia Yi Yi (#225, Hwa Chong Institution) – 26.18s
2nd Janine Lim Jiajia (#148, Victoria Junior College) – 27.17s
3rd Ong Chu Yi Elizabeth Jane (#119, Raffles Institution) – 27.67s
4th Ong Jia Ling (#89, National Junior College) – 27.74s
5th Song Ern Kimberly Ann (#76, Catholic Junior College) – 27.92s
6th Kristin Pang Li Yun (#150, Victoria Junior College) – 27.94s
7th Hilda Tang Jia Ying (#203, Hwa Chong Institution) – 28.21s
8th Zheng Yanlei (#173, Victoria Junior College) – 28.37s
Video © SAA. Used with permission.
More photos next page
Leave A Comment