Story by Zachary Foo/Red Sports. Photos by Rebekah Abbott/Red Sports
Er Wen Han (#438) of Hwa Chong Institution emerged victorious in the C division Boys’ 3000m final with a timing of 10:09.31. (Photo 1 © Rebekah Abbott/Red Sports)
Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Monday, April 7, 2014 — Er Wen Han of Hwa Chong Institution clocked a personal best time of 10 minutes 9.31 minutes to win the C Division Boys’ 3000m at the 55th National Inter-School Track & Field Championships.
The meet record is held by Muthukumar of Saint Patrick’s School. He clocked a timing of 9:41.35 in 1999.
Thiruben s/o Thana Rajan of National Junior College (NJC) finished second in a time of 10:24.57. It was both his season’s and personal best time. Jacques Liao of Raffles Institution (RI) was third with 10:35.56.
Right from the gun, Wen Han raced out to a lead of about 20m after the first lap. He kept a fast pace throughout the race, gradually increasing the distance between him and second-placed Thiruben. This stayed that way till the end, with no runner threatening to usurp his position at any point in the race.
Wen Han said, “I think it was a tough race. Everyone pulled each other forward at the start with their pace. I really tried my best to go for the record today but I am happy with the win. I want to thank my teachers, coaches, friends and family. They have been consistently supporting me and encouraging me.”
Wen Han’s margin of victory was the largest since Muthukumar finished nearly 36 seconds ahead of the second-placed runner, en route to setting his championship record 15 years ago.
“The race was a bit tiring,” said Thiruben, who had been sick since the National Schools Cross Country Championships, where he had also finished second behind Wen Han. “I did as much as I could to keep pace with Wen Han, but I burned too much energy too fast. I am glad that I could post a personal best time.”
C Div 3000m (Boys) Results
1st Er Wen Han (#438, Hwa Chong Institution) – 10:09.31
2nd Thiruben s/o Thana Rajan (#189, National Junior College) – 10:24.57
3rd Liao Ze Li, Jacques (#237, Raffles Institution) – 10:35.56
4th Sia Jun Wei (#459, Hwa Chong Institution) – 10:48.75
5th Armand Dhilawala Mohan (#222, Raffles Institution) – 10:50.55
6th Nehemiah Chai Yong (#383, Temasek Secondary School) – 10:54.06
7th B Phorkko Rajaa (#469, Jurong Secondary School) – 10:54.18
8th Brian Ye Zhicheng (#179, Guangyang Secondary School) – 10:58.66
9th Ethan Yikan Yan (#439, Hwa Chong Institution) – 11:07.49
10th Lim Jie Han, August (#501, Unity Secondary School) – 11:11.60
11th Timothy Liau Ke Qin (#119, Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)) – 11:13.13
12th Pek Dong Heng (#423, Commonwealth Secondary School) – 11:13.97
13th M Shevaraman (#411, Victoria School) – 11:24.72
14th Joseph Hee Jia Liang (#481, Nan Hua High School) – 11:28.55
15th Yeo Zi Jian (#63, Maris Stella High School) – 11:44.50
16th Song Ivan (#286, St. Joseph’s Institution) – 11:57.73
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