Anyway, Annie was entered into the pentathlon event, which was an open event, meaning girls of all ages could enter. So Annie being 13, was the youngest of the 6 contestants! The rest were either 17 or 18 years of age! She was however, one of the tallest and surprised everyone by coming in third overall!
The pentathlon consists of five events, namely; short putt, hurdles, 800m, high jump and long jump. She had never done the long jump before this, and her coach just managed to squeeze in a few lessons before the event!
She came in first for the high jump, breaking her own best height with a 1.44m jump! So now she has been chosen to represent Kuching for high jump (girls ages 13 & 14), in the inter-division sports meet in April.
Lodge School did very well this year, coming in 4th overall. The first two schools are sports schools, where all the students are hand-picked athletes.
Now all the athletes chosen from various schools are undergoing intensive training, at SMK Tabuan Jaya. There are six students altogether from Lodge National and International school, including Annie. This is a good experience for them, and hopefully they will all perform well when the big day comes!
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