NYP THROWER REWRITES HISTORY

A new Track & Field star has emerged from the ranks, Akid Chong Bin Mohd Isham, 2nd Year student from the Diploma in Sport & Wellness Management stunned even himself as he broke the 1992 national junior javelin record at the 34th Singapore Junior Athletics Championships held on Sun, 22 Jun 08.

Fresh from winning the Gold Medal at the Akira Swift Open, the 17-year-old was confident of a good throw at the championship but to achieve a record was simply super sweet icing on the cake! Introduced to competitive throwing only when he joined NYP last academic year, we can expect more exciting things from the affable young chap who is now aiming to break the 20-year-old national open mark of 59.22m by year’s end.

See http://singaporesportsfan.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/the-ssf-interview-akid-looking-to-spear-national-mark-next/ for Akid’s interview with Singapore Sports Fan.

 
Article from The Straits Times, H13 dated 23 June 2008

New wonder thrower Akid Chong keeps things real and stays focused on training.