Story by Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports. Photos by Lim Yong Teck and Clara Yuan/Red Sports
Joshua Lim (#131) of ACS(I) overtook his teammate, David Tameeris (#128) in the final 10 metres to bag the boys’ C Division 200m gold medal with a timing of 23.41 seconds. David finished second in 23.53 seconds. (Photo 1 © Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports)
Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Monday, April 14, 2014 — Joshua Lim of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) overtook teammate David Tameeris in the final 10 metres to clinch the boys’ C Division 200m gold medal with a timing of 23.41 seconds at the 55th National Inter-School Track & Field Championships.
David bagged the silver medal with a timing of 23.53 seconds, while Hong Wen-Kai of Hwa Chong Institution finished third in 24.27 seconds.
Joshua’s time is the fifth fastest ever in this event and division, while David’s run is the fastest second-placed time ever run.
With the victory, Joshua now owns the 200m and 400m titles at this year’s National Championships. The 14-year-old commented, “It feels great. I want to thank my family, my friends and my coach for their support, and definitely, all glory and honour to God.”
The C Division 200m record is 22.99s and was set by Yusof bin Azhari, then of St. Joseph’s Institution, in 2003.
C Div 200m (Boys) Results
1st Joshua Lim Yong Loon [#131, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)] – 23.41s
2nd David Tameeris [#128, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)] – 23.53s
3rd Hong Wen-Kai (#441, Hwa Chong Institution) – 24.27s
4th Justin Lee Jing Rui (#94, Singapore Sports School) – 24.68s
5th Foo Shi Hao Bryan (#396, Victoria School) – 24.77s
6th Mohammad Hafiz B Abdol Hakim (#97, Singapore Sports School) – 24.79s
7th Ng Zheng Jie Bryan (#452, Hwa Chong Institution) – 25.10s
8th Koh Ching Hui Nicholas (#298, Changkat Changi Secondary) – 25.15s
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