INJURY NO HURDLE FOR RI'S GARRETT

Sidelined for 4 months, he retains B boys’ 10m hurdles title in personal-best time

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Six months ago, Raffles Institution (RI) student Garrett Chua was worried a right ankle ligament injury during training would be too high a hurdle in his athletics career.

The October setback sidelined the youngster for a few months and, when he resumed training in February, he was not sure if he could return to his best.

But on April 11, those fears proved unfounded as the 16-year-old clocked a personal best en route to retaining his B Division boys' 110m hurdles title at the National School Games' track and field championships.

He clocked 14.13 seconds at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium to finish ahead of teammate Daryen Ko (14.95sec), with Jayden Ng from Singapore Sport School (SSP) a distant third in 15.45sec.

Garrett said after the victory: "The injury was really bad because I couldn't train for about three to four months. So I'm really happy to get a personal-best timing.