Story and pictures by Leslie Tan.
Singapore Sports School (in red) win the ‘C’ 4x100m Final in new record time. From left to right: Bedok View, Ngee Ann, Victoria School, Sports School, SJI, Zhou Shi Cheng (HCI), ACS(Ind), Syafiq Poh (RI). (Photo © Les Tan/Red Sports)
Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Wednesday, July 18, 2007 – Singapore Sports School won all the sprint relay golds they were competing for at the recent Inter-School Track & Field Championships at Choa Chu Kang.
In the ‘C’ Division, the Sports School boys established a new championship record with a time of 44.93 seconds, leaving St Joseph’s Institution and Victoria School trailing in second and third place. The girls of Sports School also established a clear superiority when they finished first in 50.60, almost two seconds ahead of Nanyang Girls’ High. Cedar Girls’ came in third.
In the ‘B’ Division Final, Sports School were made to work much harder for their golds by Hwa Chong Institution (HCI). The Sports School boys finished first in 44.06 while HCI were just behind in 44.72. Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) were a close third in 44.95. In the girls’ final, Sports School beat out Nanyang Girls to win in 49.52 while Cedar Girls’ were again third.
In the ‘A’ Division Relay Finals, Raffles Junior College won both golds. The RJC boys edged out Victoria Junior College and Millenia Institute, the three teams finishing within 0.68s of each other. The girls’ final was also a close one, with RJC just inching ahead of HCI and National Junior College to finish in 43.26.
Anchor runner Aaron Foo of Singapore Sports School (in red) on the way to victory. Behind him, from left to right, are runners from HCI, St Patrick’s, Victoria School and RI. (Photo © Les Tan/Red Sports)
The anchor runner of Raffles Junior College (#079, extreme right) on the way to crossing the finish line first, followed by HCI (in orange) and NJC (in red) in second and third respectively. (Photo © Les Tan/Red Sports)
‘C’ Boys
1st Singapore Sports School – 44.93 (43.25 – US record for equivalent age-group)
2nd St Joseph’s Institution – 46.61
3rd Victoria School – 46.66
‘C’ Girls
1st Singapore Sports School – 50.60 (46.58 – US record for equivalent age-group)
2nd Nanyang Girls’ High – 52.18
3rd Cedar Girls’ – 53.09
‘B’ Boys
1st Singapore Sports School – 44.06 (40.90 – US record for equivalent age-group)
2nd Hwa Chong Institution – 44.72
3rd Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) – 44.95
‘B’ Girls
1st Singapore Sports School – 49.52 (45.45 – US record for equivalent age-group )
2nd Nanyang Girls’ High – 50.94
3rd Cedar Girls’ – 51.11
The start of the ‘A’ Girls 4x100m race. (Photo © Les Tan/Red Sports)
‘A’ Boys
1st Raffles Junior College – 43.26
2nd Victoria Junior College – 43.65
3rd Millenia Institute – 43.88
‘A’ Girls
1st Raffles Junior College – 50.29
2nd Hwa Chong Institution – 50.30
3rd National Junior College – 50.94
Editor’s note: If you recognise yourself or your teammates, please let us know names and I’ll update the captions. Thanks.
The HCI guy in the first picture is Zhou Shi Cheng. The RI guy is Syafiq Poh.