By Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports
Jay Choo (#113) of Singapore Sports School finished in 14.57 seconds to bag the boys’ B Division 110m hurdles gold medal. RI’s Muhammad Hariz (#298) finished second in 14.92s while Sports School’s Marcell Tan (#122) bagged the bronze medal in 15.34s. (Photo © Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports)
Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Tuesday, April 8, 2014 — Jay Choo of Singapore Sports School (SSP) clocked a timing of 14.57 seconds to bag the boys’ B Division 110m hurdles gold medal at the 55th National Inter-School Track & Field Championships.
Muhammad Hariz of Raffles Institution was second with a timing of 14.92s. Marcell Tan of SSP finished in 15.34s to bag the bronze medal.
Jay’s result was his second consecutive gold medal in the event. Jay finished with a timing of 14.84s in previous year’s edition, and had also won the C Boys 100m hurdles title in 2012.
Jay squeaked under his previous personal best of 14.58s set in the Asian Youth Games last August.
The B Division 110m hurdles record of 13.98s was set in 2010 by Victoria School alumnus Sean Toh.
B Div 110m Hurdles (Boys) Results
1st Choo Zhan Xian Jay (#113, Singapore Sports School) – 14.57s
2nd Muhammad Hariz B Darajit (#298, Raffles Institution) – 14.92s
3rd Marcell Tan Yann Guang (#122, Singapore Sports School) – 15.34s
4th Jared Chang Joo Xyang (#474, Victoria School) – 15.59s
5th Dymtryk Sng Wen Jun (#332, St. Joseph’s Institution) – 16.11s
6th Charlton Lucian Tan Kian Ren (#330, St. Joseph’s Institution) – 16.56s
7th Lim Wei Han Daniel [#163, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)] – 16.62s
8th Randall Choo Tian Xi (#551, Hwa Chong Institution) – 16.83s
Video © SAA. Used with permission.
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