Track and Field Meet Day 2

It was Day 2 of the heats for the Sports Track and Field meet. The events for that day were the Javelin Throw and the Shot Put. After the briefing, the teachers-in-charge, Mr Dennis Lam and Mr Aidil, led their candidates participating in the Javelin Throw and Shot Put respectively to the basketball court. Some of the candidates warmed up along the way to get their heart pumping. Both events were occurring at the same time.

At the basketball court, the heats was kicked off with the girls doing their tryouts first. At the Javelin Throw, the candidates were giving all their all. They first started running and then throw the Javelin before a line with all the momentum they gained in the run. The Secondary Twos were an exception. They had to stand at a closer distance to the line and throwing the Javelin without moving much. Determination was written all over their faces as they tried their best to throw the Javelin as far as they could. Here are the results for girls Javelin:

Name	Class	Distance
Davina Ling Li Xin	S2-09	19.77m
Sandy Khoo	S1-01	15.96m
Chua Jia En	S1-02	15.53m

At where the Shot Put tryouts was being held, metal shots sailed through the air one after the other. The girls were extremely lucky as there was only 8 girls participating in the Girls Shot Put event so they had already earned points for their houses. They put all their effort in the tryouts and the results are below:

Name	Class	Distance
Carrisa Lew En Hui	S1-07	6.83m
Teoh Yun	S2-02	6.38m
Grace Tan Soo Woon	S2-01	5.62m

After the girls’ tryouts, it was time for the boys to go for the heats.

At the Boys Javelin Throw, ‘ooh’ and ‘aaahhh’s were heard as the boys threw the Javelin with all the strength they could muster. The rules for the boys are similar to the girls. Everyone gave 100% determination and were satisfied and some elated with the overall results:

Name	Class	Distance
Ng Kai Chek	S2-01	27.17m
Marcus Au	S2-06	24.47m
Karan Sarat	S2-02	23.65m

The candidates at the Boys Shot Put was also trying hard to get a place in the semi-finals. They basically have to push a metal shot forward as far as they can. They must achieve this without stepping out of a circle. Unfortunately, many boys committed fouls, but through it all, they put all their blood and sweat and tried the best they could. The overall winner was miraculously again Ng Kai Chek.

Name	Class	Distance
Ng Kai Chek	S2-01	10.21m
Abu Ubaidah	S2-06	8.68m
Teh Howe Wee	S1-03	8.09m

Though some people did not get through to the finals, all of them had a great time. Some of them realized their potential while others got some tips from the teachers. I congratulate those who have made it to the finals and encourage those who did not make it to try again.