A Div 200m (Boys): Zubin Muncherji of ACJC bags gold in 22.32s

Story by Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports. Photos by Lim Yong Teck and Clara Yuan/Red Sports

ACJC’s Zubin Muncherji (#239, right) clinched the boys’ A Division 200m gold medal with a timing of 22.32 seconds. (Photo 1 © Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports)

Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Monday, April 14, 2014 — Zubin Muncherji of Anglo-Chinese Junior College clinched the boys’ A Division 200m gold medal with a timing of 22.32 seconds at the 55th National Inter-School Track & Field Championships.

Quah Jia Yong of St. Andrew’s Junior College bagged the silver medal with a timing of 23.24 seconds, while Shawn Poh of Tampines Junior College finished third in 23.41 seconds.

Zubin, who only managed a fourth-place finish in last year’s edition with a timing of 22.76 seconds, commented: “Honestly, I came here to do my best. My style is a bit slow, so I think it cost me a bit of time. It feels good to win both the 400m and 200m gold medals.”

Zubin set a personal best of 22.19s in the heats on Tuesday, April 8th. His margin of victory is the largest in this event since 2003, when ex-Hwa Chong JC runner Phang Xiao Feng beat current national sprinter Gary Yeo by 1.03 seconds.

The A Division 200m record of 21.75s was set in 2012 by Hwa Chong Institution alumnus, Donovan Chan.

A Div 200m (Boys) Results
1st Zubin Percy Muncherji (#239, Anglo-Chinese Junior College) – 22.32s
2nd Quah Jia Yong (#174, St. Andrew’s Junior College) – 23.24s
3rd Poh Zhi Kang Shawn (#190, Tampines Junior College) – 23.41s
4th Chin Yew Chung (#124, Raffles Institution) – 23.42s
5th Mitchell Teh Yee Cher [#66, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)] – 23.47s
6th Koo Kai Siang (#107, National Junior College) – 23.81s
7th Chua Cheng Tat (#255, Hwa Chong Institution) – 24.01s
8th Ong Kah Yong Timothy [#67, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)] – 25.88s

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