Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Wednesday, April 14, 2010 – Five different schools won the six 100m sprint golds on offer across the various divisions at the 51st National Inter-School Track and Field Championships.

Here’s a picture story of the sprint finals.

Enjoy.

51st inter-school track and field championships

Linus Chong (centre) of Singapore Sports School gets going faster than Shawn Poh (left) of Seng Kang in the C Division 100m race … (Photo 1 © Les Tan/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

… but Shawn pulls slightly ahead of Linus in the first 10m of the race. (Photo 2 © Les Tan/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

Linus pumps his fist after crossing the finishing line first in a time of 11.74. The record of 11.29s for the event is held by Shahrir who set it in 2007 while running for Singapore Sports School. (Photo 3 © Marvin Lowe/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

Ruelia Nesaranjini of North View starts her B Division race with Habibah Najihahbi (left) of Sports School and Shermaine Yeo of Nanyang Girls’ alongside her. (Photo 4 © Les Tan/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

Ruelia Nesaranjini lags behind the rest over the first 10m … (Photo 5 © Les Tan/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

… but eventually finishes first in a time of 12.68s to prevent Sports School from completing a unique sweep in the sprint events. The meet record for the event is 12.20s, set 23 years ago by Mona Kunalan in 1987 in the colours of St Theresa’s Convent. (Photo 6 © Marvin Lowe/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

Donovan Chan of HCI edges ahead about 10m into the B Division 100m race. (Photo 7 © Les Tan/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

Donovan Chan of HCI dips his head at the finish line in a photo finish, clocking 11.12s. (Photo 8 © Marvin Lowe/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

He immediately raised his hands in celebration … (Photo 9 © Marvin Lowe/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

… while Vivekanand, who finished second in 11.26s, almost crashes into him. The meet record of 10.80s was set in 1985 by Hong Jinsheng of Jin Tai Secondary School. (Photo 10 © Marvin Lowe/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

Dorcas Chang (blue) of Anderson Junior College at the start of the A Division 100m race. (Photo 11 © Les Tan/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

Sarah Lee (left) and Tan Ching Yi (centre) of HCI keep pace with Dorcas Chang … (Photo 12 © Marvin Lowe/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

… but Dorcas eventually prevails in a time of 13.08s. The meet record of 12.20s was set 25 years ago in 1985 by Prema Govindan then of Ang Mo Kio Secondary. (Photo 13 © Marvin Lowe/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

Shahrir (RI) takes one last look at the finish line before the start of the A Division 100m race. (Photo 14 © Les Tan/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

Shahrir (second from right) takes off. (Photo 15 © Les Tan/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

Shahrir (middle), Calvin Khor (left) of RI and Jason Tan of NJC at the 50m mark. (Photo 16 © Marvin Lowe/Red Sports)

51st inter-school track and field championships

Shahrir eventually wins in 10.95s. The meet record of 10.70s was set 20 years ago by Hamkah Mohd Afik who then represented Changkat Changi Secondary. (Photo 17 © Marvin Lowe/Red Sports)

C Girls 100m Final

C Boys 100m Final

B Girls 100m Final

B Boys 100m Final

A Girls 100m Final

A Boys 100m Final

For more photos from the sprint finals, go to the gallery