March 2019 – RED SPORTS

A Div 2000m Steeplechase: Second gold for HCI’s Clarice Lau as NJC’s Ng Yu Ching recovers from bad fall to snatch bronze
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A Div 2000m Steeplechase: Second gold for HCI’s Clarice Lau as NJC’s Ng Yu Ching recovers from bad fall to snatch bronze

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A Div 2000m Steeplechase: Second gold for HCI’s Clarice Lau as NJC’s Ng Yu Ching recovers from bad fall to snatch bronze

Last year, Elaine Quah of Raffles Institution (RI) pulled away early from the A Division Girls’ 2000m steeplechase field to clinch gold way ahead of her nearest competitor. In that race, Clarice Lau of Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) finished third in 8:25.06. This year's race played out in almost exactly the same way, but with Clarice in Elaine's shoes this time, finishing over 30 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor in a timing of 8:04.28, a new personal best by over 20 seconds. The steeplechase saw its usual share of drama with many runners tripping at the water obstacle.

By Fang Yiyang|2019-04-06T16:29:34+08:00March 31st, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

A Div 800m: RI’s Nedunchezian Selvageethan dominates race in under 2 minutes to make breakthrough
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A Div 800m: RI’s Nedunchezian Selvageethan dominates race in under 2 minutes to make breakthrough

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A Div 800m: RI’s Nedunchezian Selvageethan dominates race in under 2 minutes to make breakthrough

Raffles Institution's Nedunchezian Selvageethan emerged victorious to clinch his first ever gold medal in the A Division Boys' 800m final at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships.

By Alyssa Almas|2019-03-31T17:12:34+08:00March 31st, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

A Div 800m: ACJC’s Phoebe Tay defies all odds to clinch gold
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A Div 800m: ACJC’s Phoebe Tay defies all odds to clinch gold

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A Div 800m: ACJC’s Phoebe Tay defies all odds to clinch gold

Against all odds, Anglo Chinese Junior College's Phoebe Tay overcomes illness to emerge victorious in the A Division Girls' 800m final at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships.

By Alyssa Almas|2019-03-31T20:32:08+08:00March 31st, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

B Div 800m: Nan Hua High bags another middle distance gold through Lim Yu Zhe
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B Div 800m: Nan Hua High bags another middle distance gold through Lim Yu Zhe

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B Div 800m: Nan Hua High bags another middle distance gold through Lim Yu Zhe

Lim Yu Zhe of Nan Hua High School clinches his second individual gold medal of the season in the B Division Boys' 800m final at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships.

By Alyssa Almas|2019-04-01T23:18:57+08:00March 31st, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

B Div 3000m: Kylie Tan of Cedar Girls’ makes comeback to defend championship
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B Div 3000m: Kylie Tan of Cedar Girls’ makes comeback to defend championship

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B Div 3000m: Kylie Tan of Cedar Girls’ makes comeback to defend championship

Having accepted the loss of her 1500-metres championship two weeks ago, Cedar Girls' Kylie Tan was placing her hopes on topping the B Division Girls' 3000m final at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships. The Secondary 4 student bagged home a double gold for both events last year, and refused to settle on failure in defending her 1500m throne. This time, she decided to set aside her past failure.

By Jessica Soo|2019-03-30T19:22:00+08:00March 30th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

C Div 3000m: Eryka Anna Pasupathy of Cedar Girls’ strikes first-ever individual gold
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C Div 3000m: Eryka Anna Pasupathy of Cedar Girls’ strikes first-ever individual gold

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C Div 3000m: Eryka Anna Pasupathy of Cedar Girls’ strikes first-ever individual gold

Just three days before, she bagged home her first silver during the C Division Girls' 1500-metres final at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships. In the 3000m final, Eryka Anna Kerner Pasupathy of Cedar Girls' Secondary then rose to the occasion to clinch her first individual gold medal with a winning timing of 13 minutes and 01.08 seconds.

By Jessica Soo|2019-03-30T18:21:58+08:00March 30th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

C Div 3000m: Team spirit spurs HCI’s Jacob Tan and Dai Hexuan to 1-2 finish
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C Div 3000m: Team spirit spurs HCI’s Jacob Tan and Dai Hexuan to 1-2 finish

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C Div 3000m: Team spirit spurs HCI’s Jacob Tan and Dai Hexuan to 1-2 finish

"It doesn't matter who finished first or second. One-two finish is the best result for the team, and we will do anything to get it." In saying that, it is without a doubt that Hwa Chong Institution (HCI)'s Dai Hexuan held nothing but confidence as he and teammate Jacob Tan finished only four seconds apart during the C Division boys' 3000 metres final at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships. While the duo were taking turns throughout the race to lead the pack, Jacob concluded the race first in a winning timing of 10 minutes and 29.47 seconds. Following close behind were Hexuan and Raffles Institution (RI)'s Jonathan Tan, with timings of 10:33.62 and 10:35.66 respectively.

By Jessica Soo|2019-04-16T15:15:12+08:00March 30th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

Singapore Open Track and Field: Chen Xiang rewrites 110m hurdles national record twice as Tia breaks national mark in triple jump
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Singapore Open Track and Field: Chen Xiang rewrites 110m hurdles national record twice as Tia breaks national mark in triple jump

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Singapore Open Track and Field: Chen Xiang rewrites 110m hurdles national record twice as Tia breaks national mark in triple jump

Going into the final of the Men’s 110 metres hurdles event, Ang Chen Xiang was looking to rewrite the national record for the second time at the 81st Singapore Open after clocking 14.27 seconds in the heats, which bettered his previous mark of 14.36s. But as he warmed up for the race, he did not even know if his body could make it to the finish line. “I went to the first hurdle (during warm-up), my calves started cramping so I was like I knew my body was starting to complain,” said Chen Xiang.

By Stefanus Ian|2019-03-30T15:11:11+08:00March 29th, 2019|Nation in Motion, track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments