Story by Edina Tan/Red Sports. Photos by Les Tan/Red Sports.
Dora Shoo (#106, BDM) won gold in 07:32.70. (Photo 1 © Les Tan/Red Sports)
Bishan Stadium, Friday, April 22, 2016 — Dora Shoo blazed past the competition to claim the individual title for the B Division Girls’ 1500m Walk at the 57th National Schools Track and Field Championships with a timing of 7 minutes 32.70s.
Dora also broke her own electronically-timed record set during her heats earlier this year, which stood at 07:53.42.
Shantel Chua of Bendemeer Secondary and Divya of Guangyang Secondary came in second and third with timings of 08:03.32 and 08:03.55 respectively.
The walkers started off with Hasya Nazibah of Cedar Girls’ Secondary leading the pack. Dora soon caught up and took the lead with two rounds to go, followed closely by Wu Xin Yao of Deyi Secondary.
Dora and Xin Yao proceeded to speed up and break away from the pack, leaving a distinct gap between them and the chasing pack.
They maintained the lead heading into the last round, with Xin Yao hot on the heels of Dora. At the last stretch, both walkers were neck and neck, but Xin Yao made a mistake and broke into a slight run, and she was disqualified a few metres before the finishing line.
Xin Yao’s disqualification meant that Dora won the race with a new record to boot.
When asked about the race, Dora said, “I was nervous throughout the race, as I was scared to be overtaken by Xin Yao – I could hear her behind me. I did not expect this win as I thought I might be disqualified. I will like to thank my coach (coach Fabian), my Bendemeer teammates and my dad for their support.”
B Division 1500m Walk (Girls) Results (Top 10)
1st Shoo Gek Peng Dora (#106, Bendemeer Secondary) – 07:32.70
2nd Chua Yi Xuan, Shantel (#104, Bendemeer Secondary) – 08:03.32
3rd Divya K Rajendran (#173, Guangyang Secondary) – 08:03.55
4th Teo Wan Ying Dorothy (#274, Cedar Girls’) – 08:35.36
5th Hasya Nazibah Binte Mohd Yazid (#250, Cedar Girls’) – 08:38.25
6th Megan Koh Xiao Jing (#261, Cedar Girls’) – 08:41.02
7th Charlotte Lim Su Min (#413, NYGH) – 09:00.49
8th Leong Shijie, Celine (#113, CHIJ Toa Payoh) – 09:00.72
9th Tiffany Pong Qing Li (#123, CHIJ Toa Payoh) – 09:14.41
10th Maelene Back (#302, Dunman High) – 09:14.91
Wu Xin Yao (#58, De Yi Secondary) – DSQ
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