A Div Long Jump: Shashi Hazra of Raffles wins gold with 6.78m effort

Shashi Hazra of RI finished 1st with a 6.78m jump. (Photo 1 © Les Tan/Red Sports)

Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Tuesday, April 3, 2012 — Shashi Hazra of Raffles Institution jumped 6.78 metres to capture gold in the A Division Boys’ Long Jump at the 53rd National Schools Track and Field Championships.

The Championship record is 7.07m and was set by Wang Kan, then of Raffles Junior College, in 2006.

Darren Koh, also of RI, was second with a 6.50m effort while Lemuel Low of Hwa Chong Institution grabbed third with a 6.47m jump.

RI and HCI both had three jumpers in the top eight. All three jumpers from Victoria Junior College did not qualify for the final round.

Results
1st Shashi Hazra (Raffles Institution) — 6.78
2nd Darren Koh Chee Yung (Raffles Institution) — 6.50
3rd Lemuel Low Kai Jie (Hwa Chong Institution) — 6.47
4th Lee Shen Wei Vanzino (Anglo-Chinese Junior College) — 6.47
5th Ng Kin Hou Jonathan (Hwa Chong Institution) — 6.46
6th Chin Wai Kit Daniel (Hwa Chong Institution) — 6.19
7th Low Bi Cheng Gerald (Raffles Institution) — 5.93
8th Ignatius Tan Wei Ren (Catholic Junior College) — 5.84
9th Adil Ashraf Heah (Anglo-Chinese Junior College) — 5.78
10th Ivian Tan Yun Chin (Anglo-Chinese Junior College) — 5.59
11th Tang Ying Wai (River Valley High) — 5.51
Ong Wei Jie (Victoria Junior College) — DNQ
Pereira Jarett Vanz-Brian (Victoria Junior College) — DNQ
Amos Teo Han Xun (Victoria Junior College) — DNQ
Lim Tse Yang (Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)) — DNQ
Nur Zuhair B Zaharudin (Catholic Junior College) — WDL