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Marc Amiruddin and Zachary Devaraj win again at Swift Cross-Country Championship in final tune-up ahead of Nationals

Marc Amiruddin of the Singapore Sports School and Zachary Devaraj of the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) followed up their victories at the Wings Cross-Country Championship last month with wins in the Under-14 and Under-17 categories respectively at the Akira/Swift Cross-Country Championship.

By Colin Tung|2009-03-10T13:30:33+08:00March 9th, 2009|cross country, Youth in Motion|9 Comments

Double joy for Mok siblings on Valentine’s Day at Wings Cross-Country Championships

Siblings Mok Ying Ren and Mok Ying Rong won the Men's Open and Women's Under-17 categories respectively at the Wings Cross-Country Championships, one week on from their credible performance at the SAA Road Relays.

By Colin Tung|2009-02-28T13:23:48+08:00February 18th, 2009|cross country, running, Youth in Motion|12 Comments

A US college running coach always throws his awards away

American Tom Donnelly always makes it a habit of throwing away his awards, including a trophy into the Mississippi River, which he later regretted, but only for environmental reasons.

By Les Tan|2008-11-14T20:58:49+08:00November 14th, 2008|cross country, track-and-field, World in Motion|0 Comments

HCI girls’ cross-country team: “We were going for gold.”

The girls' cross-country team from Hwa Chong Institution won the A Division Championship title at the recent 49th National Inter-School Cross-Country Championships. Their top four runners came in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th to total 15 points. This was by far the lowest points amassed by a team among all girls' and boys' teams in all three divisions (A, B and C).

By Les Tan|2008-05-29T20:29:50+08:00May 8th, 2008|cross country, The Red Sports Interview|8 Comments

Adrian Mok: “I used to run to school from home …”

Adrian Mok is an Ironman triathlete, businessman and family man. Last year, Adrian was one of the prime movers behind the Singapore Ironman 70.3 Triathlon and this year his debuts another first, the adidas Sundown Marathon, Singapore's first night race.

By Les Tan|2008-04-30T14:53:25+08:00April 30th, 2008|cross country, running, The Red Sports Interview, triathlon|3 Comments

Victoria School regain B Division Cross-Country Championship title

The threatening skies failed to douse the smiles of Victoria supporters as they celebrated their B Division boys team title, edging out defending champions Raffles Institution by two points in the process. With the win, they banished the disappointment of title-less year in 2007.

By Ian Chew|2008-05-29T21:28:47+08:00April 24th, 2008|cross country, Youth in Motion|18 Comments

An Interview with Alexandria Wong of Methodist Girls’ School

Alexandria Wong of Methodist Girls' School is a figure skater and a runner. The 14-year-old athlete will be in Secondary 3 in 2008 loves nature, adding to the pleasure of her cross-country training through woods and trails. Her sporting exploits have put her into the final round of the Singapore Sports Idol contest. Red Sports recently caught up with her for an interview.