Riverside Highlights Issue 17 Half Term Highlights Term 3b 2016-17

HALF TERM
HIGHLIGHTS
TERM 3B
ISSUE 17
2016/2017
SHREWSBURY’S GOLDEN GAMES
On 7 th to 9 th June, Shrewsbury In-
ternational School Bangkok was
pleased to welcome 200 travelling
athletes from across the region,
along with their parents and
coaches, for the FOBISIA A1 Pri-
mary Games 2017.
Shrewsbury’s squad of 40 girls
and boys from Years 5 and 6 lined
up against their counterparts from
Discovery Bay School Hong Kong,
Tanglin Trust School Singapore,
British International School Ja-
karta, British International School
Shanghai, Puxi and The British
School of Kuala Lumpur for 3 days
of intense sporting competition.
hosted by any school before all of
FOBISIA Games competitions
move to a neutral venue in Phuket
next year; a fact that gave the
home team and event organizers
special incentive to make this the
best and most successful games
to date.
And so it proved. Day 1 brought
overall victory for Shrewsbury in
both the Athletics and Swimming
competitions, with particular
standout performances from
Track and Field MVPs Purse and
Loogcliun, and from Prim P and
Guy in the pool.
The second day saw children play-
This was the last tournament to be ing out 4 separate mixed gender
tee-ball competitions, yielding de-
served victories for the British
School of Kuala Lumpur in the
Championship and Bowl, and for
Tanglin Trust School in the Cup
and Plate.
Whilst Shrewsbury were denied
the top spots, the hosts neverthe-
less secured podium finishes in all
four divisions with two 3 rd place
finishes adding to brace of silvers,
underlining the depth of talent
throughout Shrewsbury’s squad,
and providing just reward for
weeks of hard training in the build
up to the competition.
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