By Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports
Cepheaus Chee (#146) of Singapore Sports School in action. He topped the B Division boy’s triple jump field with a 13.65m effort. (Photo 1 © Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports)
Bukit Gombak Stadium, Thursday, April 9, 2015 — Singapore Sports School’s Cepheaus Chee (#146) hopped, stepped and jumped to the B Division boys’ triple jump gold with a distance of 13.65 metres at the 56th National Inter-School Track and Field Championships.
“Last year at this time, I was jumping at two metres behind everyone,” said the 16-year-old, who did not even make a top 10 finish in last year’s event.
“I’m very thankful for the win and I have a lot of people to thank for that. My coach, my teammates such as Dylan and Adlan, we have always pushed each other on.”
This is Chee’s first B Division title. In last year’s event, the Singapore Sports School student did not make a top 10 finish. “I’m very thankful to everyone who saw potential in me, and didn’t give up on me when I did badly last year,” said Chee (#146).
Chee’s (#146) teammate, Dylan Wong (#151), won the title last year and currently holds the meet record of 14.27m. Nursing a back injury, Wong (#151) was unable to replicate his performance and settled for the silver medal with a distance of 13.35m.
Adlan Syaddad (#145) completed the podium sweep for Singapore Sports School with 13.23m.
B Division Boys’ Triple Jump Results
1st: Cepheaus R Chee Jiong Nian (#146, Singapore Sports School) – 13.65m
2nd: Dylan Wong U Fai (#151, Singapore Sports School) – 13.35m
3rd: Adlan Syaddad B Mohamad Yani (#145, Singapore Sports School) – 13.23m
4th: Ong Jun Long, Ernest (#557, Hwa Chong Institution) – 13.12m
5th: Muhammad Nurhan Akid B Hadely (#29, Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary) – 12.97m
6th: Ang Yong Siang Alwin (#532, Hwa Chong Institution) – 12.94m
7th: Toh Wei Yu (#308, Raffles Institution) – 12.91m
8th: Low Jun-Yan Patrick (#338, St. Joseph’s Institution) – 12.53m
9th: Lee Wen Jian, Justin (#293, Raffles Institution), Lim Kai Fong, Brandon (#550, Hwa Chong Institution) – 12.52m
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