By Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports

B Division Boys' Discus

Eric Yee (#570) of Hwa Chong Institution in action. He set a new meet record with a throw distance of 50.28m. (Photo 1 © Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports)

Bukit Gombak Stadium, Monday, April 13, 2015 — With a throw distance of 50.28 metres at the B Division boys’ discus final at the 56th National Inter-School Track and Field Championships, Hwa Chong Institution’s (HCI) Eric Yee (#570) set a new meet record, besting his previous record of 48.79 metres, set last year.

“Breaking the record was within my expectations, because I’ve thrown further during Series 1,” said Yee (#570), who currently holds the National Under-17 record with a 51.19m throw, achieved during the 2015 Singapore Athletics Association Track and Field Series 1.

He added, “The throw was not as far as I’d hope it will be, and I was also trying to qualify for the 1st Asian Youth Athletics Championships, but no… I guess we got to make do with what we have.”

The 16-year-old’s finish puts him ahead of second-placed Kang Jun Jie (#155) of Singapore Sports School, who finished with 44.71m, by a whopping 5.57m, and gives him a sweep of the B Division boys’ discus titles. Raffles Institution’s Jordan Chia (#276) completed the podium with a 42.04m effort.

This is the sixth time that the three boys have finished on the same podium. They had earlier finished on the podium for the B Division boys’ shot put event.

“I think it’s great that we’re always finishing together,” said Yee (#570). “So long, so many times. Like what Jordan had said during shot put, we’re podium buddies after all!”

B Division Boys’ Discus Results
1st: Yee Chun Wai, Eric (#570, Hwa Chong Institution) – 50.28m
2nd: Kang Jun Jie (#155, Singapore Sports School) – 44.71m
3rd: Chia Ting Xuan, Jordan (#176, Raffles Institution) – 42.04m
4th: Jonathan Low Jun Jie (#285, Raffles Institution) – 41.27m
5th: Leong Wei Lun, Alfred (#546, Hwa Chong Institution) – 39.41m
6th: Loh Ye-Han, Brian (#337, St. Joseph’s Institution) – 35.07m
7th: Muhammad Haziq B Razali (#489, Victoria School) – 31.93m
8th: Jerome Wong Jen Hoe (#283, Raffles Institution) – 31.92m
9th: Nicholas Giancarlo Canete (#492, Victoria School) – 31.38m
10th: Yeo Jun Kai (#571, Hwa Chong Institution) – 30.64m

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