Christy Lam Ho-yan(from left), Rebecki Chan Yee-ki, Jody Lee Suet Ying and Avril Chan Tak-yan of DGS won in A Grade 4x400m relay race. Photo: Vien Tsang/SCMPAfter the three-day Inter-School Athletics Competitions, Diocesan Girls’ School won the girls’overall with 503.5 points, while Diocesan Boy’s School claimed championship in the boys' overall with 553.5 points.
Good Hope School came second place with 449.5 points in the girls’ overall and Heep Yunn School in third with 272 points. La Salle College is second in boys’ overall with 402.5 points, followed by Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary School with 216 points.
Both DGS and DBS won their gender’s A Grade 4x400 relay race while breaking each categories' old records. DGS came first in the relay with 4:07 minutes, while DBS clocked 3:30 minutes.
It’s the last time for form six relay runner and DGS student Rebecki Chan Yee-ki to compete in the Inter-School competitions, and she said it was very touching to hear her fellow students' cheers. She keeps reminding herself to try her best to leave no regrets.
Ken Chan of DBS was also happy to win in his final year. He said the competition is tough this year with outstanding runners from rivalry school La Salle College, but the result is better than he expected and he's thrilled.
In A Grade Boys’ 4x100 Relay, DBS won by a huge margin with the time of 42.29 seconds, while in the girls’ category, Good Hope School stole the victory away from DGS with the time of 50.57 seconds.
A few new records were also made earlier in the day. Wah Yan College Kowloon student Cheung Wang-fung finished the 400m Hurdles for A Grade Boys’ at 53.95 seconds. He also broke the record of the A Grade Boys’ 110m Hurdles with the time of 13.86 seconds.
Lau Chak-kuen from Yu Chun Keung Memorial College broke the A Grade Boys’ 800m record with a time of 1:59.98.