The 60-strong Singapore contingent won nine golds, eight silvers and 13 bronze medals at the 19th Under-14 and 15 International Little Athletics Championships. Athletes from the Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM), Western Australia Little Athletics Association (WALAA) and the Singapore Schools Sports Council (SSSC) take part in this annual meet, which Malaysia and Singapore take turns to host.
Rachel Yang cleared a height of 3.82 metres to break her own national record of 3.81m, while Chan Sheng Yao's national under-17 mark of 4.62m put him into firm contention for SEA Games participation at the tender age of 15.
Chin Hui, 17, was slated to run in yesterday’s heats, but according to The Straits Times, his name was left out by mistake when the entries were submitted by the Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) last month.
Hwa Chong Institution students Sean Lim and Wong Kai Yuen set championships records en route to winning gold medals in the boys' Pole Vault and Discus. Sean defended his title when he vaulted 4.60 metres, while Kai Yuen threw a distance of 50.06 metres.
Zheng Wen set a national under-17 mark in the 400 metres Individual Medley on the opening night of the championships two days ago and followed it up by breaking the 200m Backstroke U-17 record in the evening finals today.
Butterfly specialist Joseph Schooling set a new men's national 100 metres Butterfly record when he clocked a time of 54.19 seconds at the evening finals on the second day of the 7th Singapore National Swimming Championships.
Quah Zheng Wen and Joseph Schooling set national under-17 records in the 400 metres Individual Medley and 50m Butterfly respectively.
Mok Ying Ren added yet another feather to his cap when he broke Singapore's long-standing men's national 5000 metres record at the Tokai University Time Trials. The 22-year-old National University of Singapore medical student clocked a time of 14 minutes 51.09 seconds in rainy conditions to break Nadarajan Ganesan's record of 14:57.61 set in June 1995 in Germany.