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.
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).
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.
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.
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).
National B Div High Jump: Raffles clinches 1-2 finish through Mingwen Lee Sullivan and Benjamin Seah
Raffles Institution got off to a strong start in the B Division boys’ championship with a 1-2 finish in the high jump event through Mingwen Lee Sullivan and Benjamin Seah, who recorded 1.85m and 1.78m respectively.
B Div Track and Field: Cedar and Nanyang Girls’ draw first blood via Daakshayani Negi in javelin and Ann Lee in triple jump
Traditional powerhouses Cedar Girls' Secondary and Nanyang Girls' High School (NYGH) began their title charge for the overall B Division girls' championship on the front foot with Cedar's Daakshayani Negi and Ann Lee of NYGH winning the javelin and triple jump respectively at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships.
“SUniG and IVP don’t have the same level of atmosphere” – What makes the Inter-Hall Games so special?
"IHG brings the hall together. Winning titles, coming together to watch our athletes play, is one thing that we can share as a hall. It’s not often you see different groups from all of hall, despite not always understanding the sport or event, come together to support each other," says Eusoff Hall's JCRC president Matthew Tjoeng.