Story by Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports. Photos by Lim Yong Teck and Lee Jian Wei/Red Sports.

C Division Girls' 800m

Eilis Hor (right, #375) of Nanyang Girls’ High in action. She clinched her first C Division girls’ 800m title with a timing of 2:38.74. (Photo 1 © Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports)

Bukit Gombak Stadium, Friday, April 17, 2015 — In her maiden outing at the 56th National Inter-School Track and Field Championships, Eilis Hor (#375) of Nanyang Girls’ High clocked a timing of 2 minutes and 38.74 seconds to top the field for her first C Division girls’ 800m title.

“Even though I didn’t do very well, I’m quite happy with my rest and I’m proud of bringing my team glory and doing well for them,” said the 12-year-old, who turns 13 later in November this year.

“Although I made some mistakes in my race and did not manage to better my personal best, I think I’ve learnt quite a lot from this race,” added Hor, whose current personal best is 2:38.00.

The Nanyang Girls’ High student will also be competing in the C Division girls’ 1500m final, which will be held on Monday, 4.10 p.m. at Bukit Gombak Stadium.

Joie Teo (#233) of Cedar Girls’ Secondary was the first runner-up with a timing of 2:40.23. Her finish is an improvement from last year’s edition, where she recorded a fourth-placed finish with a timing of 2:43.01.

Toh Pei Xuan (#51) of CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ finished just 0.54 seconds behind Teo to complete the podium.

The C Division girls’ 800m record is 2:25.76 and it was set by Singapore Sports School alumna, Lossini D/O Jeyapandiyen, in 2004.

C Division Girls’ 800m Results
1st: Hor Tzi Yin Eilis (#375, Nanyang Girls’ High) – 2:38.74
2nd: Joie Teo (#233, Cedar Girls’ Secondary) – 2:40.23
3rd: Toh Pei Xuan (#51, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’) – 2:40.77
4th: Chua Yun Xi, Nicole (#184, Raffles Girls’) – 2:42.93
5th: Evangeline Goh En Lin (#372, Nanyang Girls’ High) – 2:43.19
6th: Sharon Chan Poh Leng [#115, CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)] – 2:44.14
7th: Zann Oh Shuyu (#93, Singapore Sports School) – 2:44.16
8th: Wong Wai Lin Amanda [#118, CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)] – 2:45.19
9th: Ow Yeong Yoke Ying (#87, Singapore Sports School) – 2:45.28
10th: Grace Wong Ray Shian (#374, Nanyang Girls’ High) – 2:46.71

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