Story by Clement Tan/Red Sports. Pictures by Rebekah Abbott/Red Sports.
Lim En Ning (DHS #322) takes home gold with a jump of 1.57m. (Photo 1 © Rebekah Abbott/Red Sports)
Bishan Stadium, Monday, 24 April, 2017 — After a stunning leap in the long jump Friday that ranked her the fifth-best female Singaporean, Dunman High School’s Lim En Ning doubled her gold medal haul at the 58th National Schools Track and Field Championships with a personal best in the high jump.
She cleared 1.57 metres on her second attempt, which improved on her previous personal best by 5cm — and she had only cleared 1.52m in training once before. Singapore Sports’ School’s Cherlin Sia claimed silver with 1.52m and Cedar Girls’ Secondary’s Yin Yichen the bronze with 1.50m.
“This was more shocking for me,” said En Ning. “My expectations were not very high coming into this event. It was important I kept calm, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to perform my best.”
En Ning cracked Tia Rozario’s grip on the long run divisional schoolgirl records with a remarkable 5.79 metres to win the B girls long jump. She now owns the B girls and national schools records.
B Division Girls High Jump Final, Top Eight
1st Lim En Ning (#322 Dunman High School) 1.57 metres
2nd Cherlin Sia (#79 Singapore Sports School) 1.52
3rd Yin Yichen (#286 Cedar Girls’ Secondary) 1.50
4th Sherlynn Yen (#90 Singapore Sports School) 1.48
5th Tham Mei Shuen (#468 Nanyang Girls’ High School) 1.46
6th Melanie Tan (#466 Nanyang Girls’ High School) 1.46
7th Heidi Ho (#28 CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School) 1.40
=8th Jae Tan (#366 St Anthony’s Canossian Secondary) 1.40
=8th Tang Jialu (#467 Nanyang Girls’ High School) 1.40
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