For the second time in four months, Dipna Lim Prasad broke her own national 100 metres hurdles record twice in the same day. Competing at the Taiwan Open Athletic Championships, the 19-year-old Nanyang Technological University student broke her existing mark of 14.56 seconds with her 14.49s run to finish fifth fastest in the heats.
Hwa Chong Institution student Wong Kai Yuen was in irrepressible form as he broke his own national junior Shot Put (6kg) record by 70 centimetres with his best throw of 16.07 metres at the Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) Track and Field Series 4 meet.
Lionel, an Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) student, clocked a time of 1 minute 3.99 seconds to better his own mark of 1:04.06, registered at the Hong Kong Open last September. The time also broke his own championship record of 1:04.47 set last year.
14-year-old Veronica Shanti Pereira broke her own National Under-15 200 metres record of 25.89 seconds when she won the Girls' B Division 200m final in a time of 25.68s, at the 52nd National Inter-School Track and Field Championships.
Secondary Three Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) student Zubin Percy Muncherji ran a blistering time of 50.04 seconds to win the Boys' B Division 400 metres gold medal in the 52nd National Inter-School Track and Field Championships.
The sixth day of competition at the National Inter-School Track and Field Championships saw five records fall and many other noteworthy performances.
Raffles Institution's Ng Chin Hui responded to the gauntlet thrown down by teammate Seow Yeong Yang in fine fashion, clocking a personal best of 48.98 seconds to win the Boys' A Division 400 metres final at the National Inter-School Track and Field Championships.
17 year old Sean Lim became the first athlete in 27 years to break a national record at the National Inter-School Track and Field championships, when he cleared a height of 4.80 metres in the boys' A Division Pole Vault.