BJSS ATHLETICS

Elena walks her way to a new record

By NG WEI LOON
weiloon@thestar.com.my
Photos by YAP CHEE HONG 

PROMISING walker Elena Goh (pic) of Keramat led the charge in producing record-breaking feats at the Kuala Lumpur schools (MSSWPKL) athletics championships that concluded at the SMK Seri Permaisuri Mini Stadium in Cheras at the end of April.

(Elena Goh)

The Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) student lived up to her favourite tag in the 5,000m walk event.
In the opening event of the meet, Elena bettered her own national schools (MSSM) mark in the girls’ Under-18.

She improved on her MSSM record of 25:51.82 with an impressive 25:02.93 effort.

Elena, who was the previous MSSWPKL record holder when she clocked 27:40.75 last year, also emerged as the girls’ Under-18 top performer of the recent MSSWPKL championships to earn the sportsgirl award.
The encouraging performance served as a timely boost to her confidence in chalking up another new mark at the MSSM in Kuantan, Pahang from May 18 to 23.

Meanwhile, the budding athletes from the Kuala Lumpur schools erased a total of 18 previous records from the recent MSSWPKL outing.

MSSWPKL athletics technical chairman Hisham Mustaza Ibrahim said the emerging talents have not reached their full potential.

Racing to the finish line: Teams vying for honours in the relay races on the final day of the meet.

 

“It was great to see the youngsters showing their seriousness in delivering outstanding results. They have inspired their peers to keep up and surpass their performances. We are hopeful the emerging athletes will put up stronger displays next year,” he added.

The duo of Teh Wai Kit of Bangsar and Nur Syafiqah Amirah from Keramat completed a fruitful campaign by renewing two records each.

Endurance athlete Wai Kit showed his the long-distance races while thrower Nur Syafiqah stamped her mark in the field events.

En route to picking up the boys’ Under-18 top performer award, Wai Kit set the new meet records in the boys’ open 5,000m (17:53.15) and boys’ Under-18 10,000m walk (55:00.99).

Nur Syafiqah hurled 9.54m and 30.08m to set the new benchmark in the girls’ Under-18 shot putt and discus respectively.

Triple junior Mohd Qayyum Mohd Izlam of Keramat also experienced a change of fortune in this season’s meet.

Last year, the BJSS Form Four student was forced to skip the MSSWPKL meet due to a right ankle injury.
Qayyum secured the top spot with a new record of 13.90m in the boys’ Under-18 triple jump.

Nice passing: Bangsar A’s Melissa Fernandez passing the baton to Loo Wai Ling in the girls’ Under-18 4x400m relay.

 

RECORD BREAKERS

ELENA GOH (Keramat)

Event: 5,000m walk (Girls’ Under-18)

New Rec: 25:02.93

Old Rec: 27:40.75 (2012)

Previous Holder: Elena

SYAZWAN AHMAD (Bangsar)
Event: High jump (Boys’ Under-15)
New Rec: 1.98m
Old Rec: 1.78m (2012)
Previous Holder: Syazwan

NUR SYAFIQAH AMIRAH (Keramat)
Event: Discus (Girls’ Under-18)
New Rec: 30.08m
Old Rec: 27.80m (2010)
Previous Holder: Reosherra Lim (Labuan)

Event: Shot putt (Girls’ Under-18)
New Rec: 9.54m
Old Rec: 9.18m (2012)
Previous Holder: Farn Mei Nie (Bangsar)

ONG XIN YUE (Pudu)
Event: Shot putt (Girls’ Under-12)
New Rec: 8.13m
Old Rec: 7.76m (2011)
Previous Holder: Nurul Izzati Mohd Sidek (Sentul)

NUR AQILAH MOHAMAT (Bangsar)
Event: Javelin (Girls’ Under-18)
New Rec: 33.80m
Old Rec: 29.63m (2011)
Previous Holder: Pauline Ng Jia Hui (Pudu)

SYED MASOOD KALITHU (Pudu)
Event: 400m hurdles (Boys’ Under-18)
New Rec: 57.45
Old Rec: 57.60 (2010)
Previous Holder: Haizul Anuar Baharuddin (Putrajaya)

TEH WAI KIT (Bangsar)
Event: 5,000m (Boys’ Open)
New Rec: 17:53.15
Old Rec: 18:13.92 (2011)
Previous Holder: Thavaneshan (Keramat)  

Event: 10,000m walk (Boys’ Under-18)
New Rec: 55:00.99
Old Rec: 55:57.60 (2011)
Previous Holder: Zubair Siddique Akbar (Pudu)  

NURUL IZZAH MOHAMMAD (Bangsar)
Event: Javelin (Girls’ Under-15)
New Rec: 28.36m
Old Rec: 26.01m (2011)
Previous Holder: Nur Aqilah Mohamat (Pudu)

LAU ZING XING (Pudu)
Event: High jump (Girls’ Under-12)
New Rec: 1.37m
Old Rec: 1.31m (2011)
Previous Holder: Ho Pou Yee (Pudu)

ZAIMAH ATIFAH ZAINUDDIN (Bangsar)
Event: 400m (Girls’ Under-15)
New Rec: 59.04
Old Rec: 62.13 (2012)
Previous Holder: Tham Yi Yin (Bangsar)

BENJAMIN LOH (Bangsar)
Event: Hammer (Boys’ Under-18)
New Rec: 38.44m
Old Rec: 36.27m (2012)
Previous Holder: Tang Zhi Min (Bangsar)  

FARN MEI NIE (Bangsar)
Event: Hammer (Girls’ Under-18)
New Rec: 32.71m
Old Rec: 25.71m (2010)
Previous Holder: Mei Nie

MOHD QAYYUM MOHD IZLAM (Keramat)

Event: Triple jump (Boys’ Under-18)

New Rec: 13.90m

Old Rec: 13.61m (2012)

Previous Holder: Luqman Hakim Ramlan (Putrajaya)

BANGSAR
Event: 4x400m (Girls’ Under-15)
New Rec: 4:07.51
Old Rec: 4.22.19 (2011)
Previous Holders: Bangsar

Event: 4x400m (Boys’ Under-15)
New Rec: 3:37.63
Old Rec: 3:43.65 (2011)
Previous Holders: Bangsar

Event: 4x400m (Girls’ Under-18)
New Rec: 4:08.55
Old Rec: 4:13.49 (2012)
Previous Holders: Bangsar

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