Once again, the boys from La Salle College took the crown from rivals Diocesan Boys' School on the last day of the Inter-school Athletics Championships (Division 1, HK Island & Kowloon) at Wan Chai Sports Ground. Last year La Salle had a narrow victory, but this year they had a clear lead from day one and won by 31 points last Friday.
La Salle captain Victor Li said every one of the team's athletes contributed to its success. 'All Form Six graduates have to take the mock exam next week, but they were still willing to train hard and give their best performances,' he said. 'Many broke their personal bests and won their events. All this helped our team gain points.'
Victor himself also had revenge in the Grade A boys' javelin event. Last year's second runner-up, this year he took the gold.
In the girls' team event, Good Hope School failed to break Diocesan Girls' School's winning streak as DGS won their sixth overall title in a row.
Key contributions for Good Hope came from 100m and 200m gold medallist Lam On-ki and shot-put gold medallist Florence Ho Yin-chiu. Good Hope beat DGS in Grade A and Grade C, but this was not enough to make up for their 51-point deficit in Grade B.
But On-ki was still impressed by her team's performance. 'This is a good ending for me,' she said. 'Next year I will be a spectator.'