By REDintern Soh Rui Yong

Nanyang Polytechnic, Wedneday, January 27, 2010 – The women’s 3000m, men’s 10,000m, and men’s pole vault events kicked off the inaugural Polytechnic-Institute of Technical Education (POL-ITE) Track and Field Championships.

The remaining 33 events will be contested over this weekend at the Bukit Gombak Stadium, with a total of 99 medals still up for grabs.

Middle distance fans particularly will be treated to a feast of fierce competition, with familiar names such as Fang Jianyong and Raviin Muthu Kumar, both of Singapore Polytechnic (SP), set to go head-to-head in the men's 800m final on Saturday.

Both athletes will be expected to give their team a huge points boost by going 1-2 in the event. They will also be aiming to deliver the elusive sub-2min performances, considered to be the benchmark for any athlete aiming to be among the best 800m runners in the nation.

Don't miss out on all the action, and head on down to the Bukit Gombak Stadium this weekend for two exciting afternoons of track-and-field competition!

Event Programme

DAY 1 – 27 Jan, Wednesday

Event No. Time Event Category Status

1 1745 Hours Pole Vault Men Final
2 1900 Hours 3,000M Women Final
3 1930 Hours 10,000M Men Final

DAY 2 - 30 Jan, Saturday

Event No. Time Event Category Status

1 1415 Hours Triple Jump Women Final
2 1415 Hours High Jump Men Final
3 1415Hours Discus Women Final
4 1415 Hours 400M Hurdles Men Timed Final
5 1430 Hours 400M Hurdles Women Final
6 1445 Hours 100M Women Heats
7 1450 Hours 100M Men Heats
8 1530 Hours 800M Women Final
9 1545 Hours 800M Men Final
10 1550 Hours 400M Women Heats
11 1600 Hours 400M Men Heats

INTERVAL

12 1630 Hours Javelin Men Final
13 1630Hours Shot Put Women Final
14 1630 Hours Triple Jump Men Final
15 1630 Hours 110M Hurdles Men Heats
16 1640 Hours 100M Hurdles Women Heats
17 1650 Hours 100M Women Final
18 1700 Hours 100M Men Final
19 1715 Hours 5,000M Men Final
20 1750 Hours 4 x 100M Relay Women Final
21 1800 Hours 4 x 100M Relay Men Final

DAY 3 - 31 Jan, Sunday

Event No. Time Event Category Status

1 1415 Hours Long Jump Men Final
2 1415 Hours Discus Men Final
3 1415 Hours High Jump Women Final
4 1415 Hours 100M Hurdles Women Final
5 1435 Hours 110M Hurdles Men Final

Prize Presentation #1

6 1500 Hours 200M Women Heats
7 1505 Hours 200M Men Heats
8 1515 Hours 1,500M Women Final
9 1525 Hours 1,500M Men Final
10 1540 Hours 400M Women Final
11 1545 Hours 400M Men Final

Prize Presentation #2

INTERVAL

12 1615 Hours 200M Women Final
13 1625 Hours 200M Men Final
12 1615 Hours Javelin Women Final
13 1615 Hours Shot Put Men Final
14 1615 Hours Long Jump Women Final
15 1630 Hours 3,000M Steeple Chase Men Final

Prize Presentation #3

16 1700 Hours 4 x 400M Relay Women Final
17 1715 Hours 4 x 400M Relay Men Final

Final Prize Presentation