Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
2011 – Malaysian National Junior Circuit Grand Prix Finals
The Grand Prix Finals was held in Kuala Lumpur on 18-22 May 2011.
Jia Min qualified for the Grand Prix Finals for both the Under-12 Singles and Doubles when she competed in the 2nd Leg of the Malaysian National Junior Circuit held in Melaka on 14-17 April 2011 and coming in ………
1ST for Singles and 2ND for Doubles (with her partner, Arifah)
With her Johor team mates
And in the Grand Prix Finals 2011 …… finally ……….
Malaysian National Junior CHAMPION ! Yeah !!!!!
Joint 3RD for Doubles. With her partner, Arifah.
With family members and friends who were there to support her. Thank you !
Came home from the competition on 22nd May night to a celebration with family members …….
with CHAMPAGNE …..
and PIZZA ….. (Thanks to her No. 1 fan, her cousin Cho Pei Lin !!!)
Nanyang Primary School
Jia Min joined Nanyang Primary School (NYPS) in Primary 3, transferred from De LaSalle Primary after attending a badminton “trial” at NYPS late December 2007 (arranged by Mr Tan Eng Han and Mr Derrick Lim with Mr Patrick Lau). Thanks everyone !
That’s Jia Min (in blue jersey) at her 1st training session with Mr Patrick Lau, the coach at NYPS :)
(2008) With her Senior Girls’ team-mates – winning 1st placing at the West Zone Inter-primary schools competition.
(2008) Beaming with joy (with her very 1st medal won in her badminton journey) – with her Senior Girls’ doubles partner, Ninna !
(2008) – 2ND PLACE (Senior Girls”) – Nationals
(2009) – West Zone (Junior Girls) – 3RD
(2009) – Nationals (Junior Girls) - 4TH
Cannot find the photos for 2009!!!
(2010) – Nationals (Junior Girls) – 4TH PLACE
West Zone (Junior Girls) – Champion !
2011 – West Zone : Senior Girls – 2ND
Nationals: Senior Girls – Top 8
With training mate, Galen, from NYPS’ Junior Boys team.
The medal winners !!!!!
Makan gatherings at NYPS with coaches, team members and parents at the end of competitions period :)
With her NYPS coach, Mr Patrick Lau, and assistant coaches, Mr Tay, Mr Koh and Mr Phua. Thank you coaches !
Thanks Mr Lau ! For all the extra training/sparring sessions at:
Greenview Secondary SchoolAnderson Junior College
Track & Field
Nanyang Primary School - Annual Sports Meet 2011
Jia Min was fielded in the B Division Girls’ 600m event and it was a pleasant surprise when she came in ………..
…… 1ST ! Yipee !!!
As Jia Min did well in the 600m event at the Nanyang Primary’s Annual Sports Meet, the school’s HOD-PE, Mr Lim Chee Min, gave Jia Min the opportunity to participate in this SSP Invitational Meet.
She was nervous competing in the Track & Field event as it was a totally new experience for her. She felt that for a run, she has only 1 chance to do a good run whilst in badminton, if she loses a point, she still has a chance to win the next point.
Warming up before her event….
Getting ready for her event ……..
and …… off she goes with the pack ……….
Trailing behind at the turn …………
but ….……catching up near the finishing line …………
to come in………………3RD ! …… with a timing of 1:58:76 ….. Yeah !!!
With the 1st place winner of the 600m event“Good Job!” Mr Lim Chee Min with Jia Min after her race.
52ND NATIONAL INTER-PRIMARY SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011
Mr Lim Chee Min said “ OK, let’s proceed to the National.” :) :) :)
Jia Min came in 4th in the overall heats for the 600m event, with a timing of 1:58:69, qualifying for the Finals.
Alas…… she did not make it to a medal position in the Finals.
She had a great time taking part in the Track & Field runs and thought she looked quite cool in her running attire….although she felt the shorts were a little too short :) :)
After the National event, we were pleasantly surprised to receive invitations from Nanyang Girls’ High School, CHIJ ST Nicholas Girls’ School and Cedar Girls Secondary School to their Open House Sports Clinic, “Tea with Principal” and a talk on DSA respectively. We, of course, politely declined all the invitations as she still prefers …………… BADMINTON !!!