March 2019 – Page 5

A Div Long Jump: With last leap, Hwa Chong’s Tedd Toh claims gold
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A Div Long Jump: With last leap, Hwa Chong’s Tedd Toh claims gold

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A Div Long Jump: With last leap, Hwa Chong’s Tedd Toh claims gold

Tedd Toh is perhaps fondly remembered for his animated antics, but he was uncharacteristically silent right before his sixth and final attempt in the A Division boys' long jump competition at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championship. The Hwa Chong Institution fifth-year student knew he had one last chance at catching Victoria Junior College's Kampton Kam, who had recorded 6.81 metres earlier, against a head wind of 1.6 metre/second on his third jump. The loud roar at the end told the whole story.

By Clement Tan|2019-03-17T03:19:45+08:00March 15th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

A Div High Jump: Hwa Chong’s Tham Mei Shuen triumphs in familiar turn of events against Dunman High’s Lim En Ning
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A Div High Jump: Hwa Chong’s Tham Mei Shuen triumphs in familiar turn of events against Dunman High’s Lim En Ning

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A Div High Jump: Hwa Chong’s Tham Mei Shuen triumphs in familiar turn of events against Dunman High’s Lim En Ning

Tham Mei Shuen of HCI clinched gold in the A Division girls' high jump event with a final height of 1.54m. All the top three jumpers had the same final height of 1.54m and the officials had to do a countback to decide the winners.

By Stefanus Ian|2019-03-15T09:15:41+08:00March 14th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

B Div 1500m: Claudia Tang of Cedar Girls’ strikes gold after maintaining definitive lead
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B Div 1500m: Claudia Tang of Cedar Girls’ strikes gold after maintaining definitive lead

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B Div 1500m: Claudia Tang of Cedar Girls’ strikes gold after maintaining definitive lead

Claudia Tang stopped the clock at 5 minutes and 9.98 seconds, falling short of her personal best by six seconds.

By Jessica Soo|2019-03-15T00:15:45+08:00March 14th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

A Div Shot Put: RI’s Matthew Lee spoils Hwa Chong party with gold-winning throw despite finger injury
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A Div Shot Put: RI’s Matthew Lee spoils Hwa Chong party with gold-winning throw despite finger injury

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A Div Shot Put: RI’s Matthew Lee spoils Hwa Chong party with gold-winning throw despite finger injury

On the same day that athletes from Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) emerged victorious in the B Division boys' long jump and A Division girls' high jump, Matthew Lee of Raffles Institution (RI) prevented a top three HCI podium sweep in the A Division boys' shot put when he won gold with the furthest throw of 16.66 metres. He finished ahead of HCI duo Kynaston Wee (16.08m) and Murali Sham Kumar (14.93m), while RI's Tim Ong posted 13.66m to sneak into the top four ahead of HCI's Mook He Jun (13.22m).

By Iman Hashim|2019-03-13T17:47:31+08:00March 13th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

A Div Javelin: Deseree Khor leads VJC 1-2 with 32.63m throw
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A Div Javelin: Deseree Khor leads VJC 1-2 with 32.63m throw

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A Div Javelin: Deseree Khor leads VJC 1-2 with 32.63m throw

Coming into the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships, Deseree Khor of Victoria Junior College (VJC) was upbeat about her chances at gold in the A Division girls' javelin. After all, she was the two-time defending champion in the event's B Division and had also set a then-new C Division record in 2016. Even as she moved up to the heavier 600-gram javelin in the A Division this year, her results remained status quo as she clinched victory in a new personal best of 32.62 metres.

By Iman Hashim|2019-03-13T17:08:51+08:00March 13th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

B Div 1500m: Lim Yu Zhe of Nan Hua High makes comeback to claim championship title
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B Div 1500m: Lim Yu Zhe of Nan Hua High makes comeback to claim championship title

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B Div 1500m: Lim Yu Zhe of Nan Hua High makes comeback to claim championship title

"One of my biggest disappointments last year was not qualifying for the final. This year is, let's just say, a shot at redemption." These fighting words from Lim Yu Zhe of Nan Hua High School (NHHS) held true as he adamantly held his lead throughout the race, simultaneously claiming the throne at his final B Division boys’ 1500 metres event at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships.

By Jessica Soo|2019-03-13T15:28:58+08:00March 13th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

National B Div Hockey: Sengkang trumps St. Hilda’s 3-0 in in second round fixture
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National B Div Hockey: Sengkang trumps St. Hilda’s 3-0 in in second round fixture

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National B Div Hockey: Sengkang trumps St. Hilda’s 3-0 in in second round fixture

Sengkang Secondary School (SKS) powered to a 3-0 victory over St. Hilda's Secondary School (SHS) to gain pole position in the second round group stage.

By Roshan Thomas|2019-03-15T12:24:18+08:00March 13th, 2019|hockey, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

B Div Long Jump: Zeen Chia of HCI claims maiden National Schools gold
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B Div Long Jump: Zeen Chia of HCI claims maiden National Schools gold

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B Div Long Jump: Zeen Chia of HCI claims maiden National Schools gold

Just three years ago, Hwa Chong Institution's Zeen Chia was competing in racewalking because his coaches told him his frame was too small to be a jumper. Fast forward three years, Zeen has the last laugh, clinching the B Division boys' long jump gold at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships in a huge personal best of 6.69 metres. His winning leap was at least 30 centimetres further than the best jumps recorded by his nearest competitors, HCI teammate Isaac Ong (6.39m) and Raffles Institution's high jump champ Mingwen Lee Sullivan (6.21m).

By Iman Hashim|2019-03-19T13:41:32+08:00March 12th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments