Story By Zachary Foo/Red Sports. Photos by Clara Yuan/Red Sports
The C Division field in action during the 100m final. (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)
Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Wednesday, April 16, 2014 — Joshua Chua Hanwei of Raffles Institution (RI) took first place in a time of 11.66 seconds in the boys’ C Division 100m at the 55th National Inter-School Track & Field Championships.
The meet record is held by Shahrir Mohd Anuar of Singapore Sports School, who recorded a time of 11.29 seconds in 2007 to set the mark. It is also the national under-15 record.
David Tameeris of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) was second in a time of 11.88 seconds to add to his 200m silver, while Mohammad Hafiz of Singapore Sports School clinched bronze with a time of 12.07 seconds.
Joshua said, “It feels good to win. I have to thank my coaches and teammates. Without them, I wouldn’t be able to achieve this. I was sixth last year and I improved to first this year. On top of that, I want to thank my parents and friends.”
Joshua set a 100m hurdles national under-15 mark of 13.26s when he won the gold on April 8. His 100m personal best is 11.50s clocked in the heats on April 4.
C Division Boys 100m Results
1st Joshua Chua Hanwei (#231, Raffles Institution) – 11.66 seconds
2nd David Tameeris (#128, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)) – 11.88s
3rd Mohammad Hafiz B Abdol Hakim (#97, Singapore Sports School) – 12.07s
4th Hong Wen-Kai (#441, Hwa Chong Institution) – 12.20s
5th Justin Lee Jing Rui (#94, Singapore Sports School) – 12.24s
6th Foo Shi Hao Bryan (#396, Victoria School) – 12.32s
7th Hoh Jun De (#399, Victoria School) – 12.42s
8th Darius Ng Zhi Wei (#437, Hwa Chong Institution) – 12.47s
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