A Div Triple Jump: HCI’s Benaiah Hoong bags gold on final jump attempt
HCI’s Benaiah Hoong leapt 13.43m on his final attempt to win gold in the A Division Boys’ Triple Jump event at the National Schools Track and Field Championships.
HCI’s Benaiah Hoong leapt 13.43m on his final attempt to win gold in the A Division Boys’ Triple Jump event at the National Schools Track and Field Championships.
Ruben S/O Loganathan of Anderson Junior College clocked 10:21.53 in the A Division Boys' 3000m Steeplechase final to bag gold.
Elaine Quah of Raffles Institution clocked a 8:02.92 finish to convincingly take home top honours in the A Division Girls' 2000m Steeplechase final.
Despite easily taking the lead from the start and clinching gold in the A Division Girls’ Shot Put competition, Victoria Junior College’s Tan Xin Ning said she was not entirely satisfied with her performance.
Wong Liek Zhe of Hwa Chong Institution topped the A Division boys' long jump field with a jump distance of 6.31 metres, earning his first gold medal at the National Schools Track and Field Championships.
The league is part of NYSI’s efforts to increase the playing time of the tertiary-level athletes and caters to both the boys and girls divisions for sports like basketball, football and netball. The tertiary basketball league, which debuted this year, is getting a good reception from the community.
Coming back from defeat in their first ever semi-final appearance in the boys' competition, CJC upset traditional powerhouses MJC 3-2 to clinch third place.
CJC anchor runner Hassan Khan held off the challenge from RI's Joshua Chua, pipping favourites RI to gold by 0.1 seconds.