Athletics winners on the podium.
St Christopher’s School and the Indian School put on dominant shows in the athletics championships, part of the Fourth Mini Olympics.
St. Christopher’s School took firm control of the boys secondary stage competition, while the Indian School won most of the intermediate stage contests on the inaugural day of the two-day athletic events, staged at Khalifa Sports City in Isa Town.
There were 12 competitions in total, namely 60m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 300m, 400m, 1,000m, 1,200m, 4x60m relay, 4x100m relay, high jump and long jump for boys intermediate and secondary stages.
And it was St. Christopher’s School athletes who stamped authority on majority of the secondary stage short-distance races on the first day of athletics, taking home the 100m and 200m gold medals.
In the intermediate stage, the Indian School bagged most of the medals, including gold medals in the 150m, 300m, and 4x100m relay races.
The Mini Olympics will come to a close on today (Thursday) with the closing ceremony tips off at 10am at Isa Sports City’s Bahrain Volleyball Association hall in Riffa.
It will be held under the patronage of Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Chairman, and Bahrain Olympic Committee President.
Results:
Athletics (Boys Secondary):
100m: 1. Sean (S. Chris, 11.29); 2. Abdulla Al Tayeb (Nasser, 11.82); 3. Kaiou (St. Chris, 12.30). 200m: 1. Shawn (St. Chris, 22.47); 2. Kailey (St. Chris, 24.46); 3. John Bakay (Sacred Heart, 25.17). 400m: 1. Mohamed Jassim (Kanoo, 57.91); 2. Rory Dorman (St. Chris, 58.17); 3. Nicholas (British, 59.15). 1,000m: 1. Naikolo (British, 3:08.04); 2. Jaffer Ashoor (Kanoo, 3:11.38); 3. Mohamed Khalil (Nasser, 3:12.60). 1,200m: 1. Abdulla Mesha’al (Kanoo); 2. Charlie (British); 3. Louis (St. Chris). 4x100m relay: 1. St. Chris (49.42) 2. Kanoo (49.99); 3. Indian (50.34). High jump: Omar Al Aqbi (St. Chris, 165cm); 2. Elyas (Sacred Heart, 146cm); 3. Salman Mohammed (146cm).
Intermediate:
60m: 1. Ahmed Al Oraif (St. Chris, 7.58); 2. Samer Ali (Al Raja, 7.82); 3. Kareem (St. Chris, 7.98). 150m: 1. Mohamed Jameel (Indian, 17.18); 2. Kareem (St. Chris, 17.30); 3. Talal Abdulla (Huwar, 17.54). 300m: 1. Sarath (Indian, 41.92); 2. Mazen (Al Mahd, 42.68); 3. Younis (Saacred Heart, 42.91). 4x100m: 1. Indian (52.33 sec.); 2. St. Chris (52.81); 3. Sacred Heart (53.62). Long jump: 1. Abdulla Mesha’al (Kanoo, 5.26m); 2. Sarath (Indian, 5.12m); 3. Younis (Sacred Heart, 5.04m). High jump: 1. Mohamed Ebrahim (155cm, AMA); 2. Rashid Saa (AMA, 146cm); 3. Aaron (Sacred Heart, 143cm).