Story by Nicole Lum/Red Sports. Photos by Clara Yuan/Red Sports
Amirah Aljunied (#117) of CHIJ Toa Payoh took gold with a timing of 25.94 seconds. (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)
Bukit Gombak Stadium, Wednesday, April 20, 2015 — Amirah Aljunied of CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) clinched the gold medal with a 25.94-second effort in the B Division girls’ 200m at the 56th National Inter-School Track and Field Championships.
This victory comes after her win in the 400m race last week.
The 16-year-old’s result is an improvement to that of last year, when she finished in third place with a time of 26.92s.
“I’m happy with the time and the position, even though it’s not a personal best,” said Amirah. Her performance was just 0.02s shy of her personal best. “But it’s good enough that I managed to run under 26 seconds.”
“I still have the relays left. Our strongest competitors would be Singapore Sports School and Nanyang Girls’ High,” she added.
In second place and clocking a time of 26.39s was C Division meet record holder, Ismi Zakiah of Singapore Sports School. Her teammate Nurul Syarah bagged the bronze with 26.51s.
The hand-timed record of 25.50s was set by CHIJ St. Theresa’s Convent alumna, Mona Kunalan, in 1987. Singapore Sports School runner, Kugapriya D/O Chandran, holds the electronically-timed record of 25.51s that was set just last year.
B Division Girls’ 200m Results
1st Amirah Aljunied (#117, CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)) – 25.94s
2nd Ismi Zakiah Bte Kashful Anwar (#93, Singapore Sports School) – 26.39s
3rd Nurul Syarah Bte Razali (#98, Singapore Sports School) – 26.51s
4th Tan Tying, Portia (#100, Singapore Sports School) – 26.61s
5th Calista Chan Li Ann (#386, Nanyang Girls’ High School) – 26.88s
6th Tanisha Moghe (#268, Cedar Girls’ Secondary) – 27.51s
7th Abigail Louise Tan (#23, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School) – 27.75s
8th Jayde Ashlea Yeung (#123, CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)) – 27.86s
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