By Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports
ACJC’s Leroi Lee (#236, left) in action during the boys’ A Division 3000m steeplechase final. Leroi clocked a timing of 10 minutes and 54.73 seconds to clinch the gold medal. (Photo 1 © Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports)
Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Tuesday, April 15, 2014 — Leroi Lee of Anglo-Chinese Junior College clinched the boys’ A Division 3000m steeplechase gold medal with a timing of 10 minutes 54.73 seconds at the 55th National Inter-School Track & Field Championships.
Tan Yu Chuan of Hwa Chong Institution bagged the silver medal with a timing of 10:57.47, while Tang Chung Theng of Victoria Junior College finished third in 10:58.11.
This is Leroi’s first A Division 3000m steeplechase event at the National Championships. The ACJC student commented, “It feels good because it is unexpected. I want to thank my coach, although he is very strict. He helped me a lot with my training. I also want to thank my teammates. I lost a lot of motivation to run this year. My teammates are the ones who have been encouraging me all these while.”
The A Division 3000m steeplechase hand-timed record of 9:38.3 was set by M. Maran, then of Jurong Vocational Institute, in 1990. Victoria Junior College alumnus Narayan Paudel set the electronically-timed record of 9:57.25 eleven years later.
Leroi’s winning time is the slowest in at least 34 years in this event at the Schools’ Championships. The previous slowest winning time of 10:46.3 was set in 1983 by Wilson Raj Perumal.
A Div 3000m Steeplechase (Boys) Results (Top 10)
1st Leroi Lee Rong Zu (#236, Anglo-Chinese Junior College) – 10:54.73
2nd Tan Yu Chuan (#282, Hwa Chong Institution) – 10:57.47
3rd Tang Chung Theng (#217, Victoria Junior College) – 10:58.11
4th Lim Jia De (#140, Raffles Institution) – 11:00.28
5th Lim Wei Qian Willy (#141, Raffles Institution) – 11:03.53
6th Ng Jo-Wei Joel (#276, Hwa Chong Institution) – 11:09.83
7th Lee Zhen Yu Edward (#205, Victoria Junior College) – 11:15.53
8th An Yiwei (#104, National Junior College) – 11:17.31
9th Darrion Mohan (#130, Raffles Institution) – 11:30.53
10th Paxton Hong Kar Jun (#214, Victoria Junior College) – 11:46.03
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