I
remember the silence. I could hear each and everyone’s heart beating as we
walked together to the field. “What if we don’t win?” mumbled one of our
Irinians. I looked around, our faces painted with the colour of our soul, the
colour of unity, the colour of victory, the colour of Irinah.
On
the 17th of March 2014, Kolej Tuanku Jaafar held its annual Athletics
Inter-house Event. This is not just a friendly match; it’s a test of
determination and teamwork. Events started off and soon, Irinah girls dispersed
to their assigned events. In every event, you could tell that it was going to
be a tough one or a definite walk in a park. Irinah girls were focused and
nervous at the same time. Some were chatty and others just kept really still,
fixated on the gold medal.
Let’s
rewind back, Irinah had a rough start to athletics for instance, late try-outs
and due to the severe haze, practices were constantly cancelled. Each day
passed and gradually the girls were starting to get worried- no practice, no
confidence, right?
It
was mostly a neck to neck competition, so close that everyone held to the end
of their seats. Quickly, one by one the events passed. Despite the lack of
confidence, Irinah girls put up a tough fight. You can almost feel that power
as Irinah girls ran for their relays, the cringe on their faces, the crowd
roared louder and louder as every runner catches up towards the finish line.
Well,
here’s a summary of what happened. Gold medal here, gold medal there, a few
silver and a few bronze medals, lo and behold, Champions for Athletics 2014 for
both seniors and juniors were IRINAH! Ah, now, the cherry on top. We’ve got our
own record breakers, Jennifer to break the school record in long jump and 100m
race. Not enough? Our 4x4oom relay team, (Vincy, Kahlen, Raihanah and Celina)
are now the new record holders. Irinah’s own pride and joy.
The
emotions were overwhelming! Lastly, lower sixes were given the responsibility
of managing our athletes from day one an I’ve got one thing to say, not only is
it just about choosing the best athletes, it’s about bringing the house
together when we’ve been divided.
You say Irinah. We say “Irinah
dynamite, don’t mess with Dynamite!”
Written by Ili Nadia Azizi
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