22 SHI JIE MAGAZINE – SPRING
HKPSSA
2019
Champions
S ection N ame
On 23 March 2019 the cream of Hong Kong primary school athletes flocked to DC for the 2019 Hong Kong Primary School Sports Association Cross Country Championships. Over 560 runners from 18 different schools gathered to compete over distances ranging from 1.6km for the U8s up to a little over 3km for the U11s & U12s. With each school limited to a team of five runners in each age category, the event showcased the top talent in primary school endurance running over a thrilling course that involved the DC foreshore, the Siena Club Waterfront and Siena Park. Despite some early morning rain, which briefly delayed the start of the event and added a few slippery patches to the course, the participants were cheered on by large crowds of family members and teachers and supported by a host of coaches and
PE staff, many of whom spent the morning acting as marshals around the course. DC athletes were well represented with full teams entered into both the boys and girls races in all age groups, hoping to continue an excellent run of form from the recent HKPSSA Kowloon Championship (also hosted by DC), built on regular twice-weekly training sessions to build speed and endurance. The hard work paid off, with team victories in both the U8 girls and boys races as well as an overall team win in the U9 boys. In addition, the DC teams took second place in the U10 and U11 girls races, and third spot in the U9 girls. Despite being pushed all the way by some solid performances by both Kellett School and German Swiss International School, DC was crowned Champions of the overall competition for the second year in a row.