Story by Teo Yun Teng/Red Sports. Photos by Les Tan and Chua Kai Yun/Red Sports.
Joyceleen Yap (#254, CG) on her way to winning the gold in 5:16.34. Arissa Rashid (#410, NYGH) who was leading with metres to go, fell and eventually finished fifth in 5:26.89. (Photo 1 © Les Tan/Red Sports)
Bishan Stadium, Monday, April 25, 2016 – Joyceleen Yap of Cedar Girls’ Secondary took home her first gold with a 5 minutes 16.34 seconds run in the B Division girls’ 1500m final at the 57th National Schools Track and Field Championships.
Joyceleen had finished second last year to Arissa Rashid of Nanyang Girls’ High who had an unfortunate accident in the final straight.
Arissa was still leading in the last lap with Joyceleen right behind her when she fell just a few metres before the finishing line. Joyceleen went on to overtake Arissa who missed out on her fourth straight 1500m gold.
Coming in second was Joyceleen’s teammate Vera Wah who clocked a timing of 5:17.80 while Phoebe Kee of Singapore Chinese Girls’ School (SCGS) finished third with a 5:18.66.
When asked about her feelings about the race, Joyceleen replied, “I thought it was a pretty good race. It was a tough race but I think I fought it well, so I am happy.”
The time is a new personal best timing for Joyceleen. Her previous PB was 5:17.81 set last year.
The B Division girls’ 1500m record is 4:56.61, set by Yvonne Lim Cui Wen, then of Singapore Sports School, in 2006.
B Division 1500m (Girls) Results
1st Joyceleen Yap Yin Xin (#254, Cedar Girls’ Secondary) – 5:16.34
2nd Vera Wah Yi Rei (#275, Cedar Girls’ Secondary) – 5:17.80
3rd Phoebe Kee (#81, Singapore Chinese Girls’ School) – 5:18.66
4th Quah Li Ying Elaine (#220, Raffles Girls’ School) – 5:20.02
5th Arissa Rashid (#410, Nanyang Girls’ High School) – 5:26.89
6th Wong Si Min Levyn (#309, Dunman High School) – 5:29.55
7th Kang Yunru Ruth (#425, Nanyang Girls’ High School) – 5:29.99
8th Tay Yu Phoebe (#406, Nan Hua High School) – 5:30.81
9th Koh Hui Yee Sarah (#255, Cedar Girls’ Secondary) – 5:33.14
10th Wu Jia Yi Elise (#51, CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School) – 5:37.55
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