AYG News Flash: Long jumper Melissa Wu bags first medal for Singapore
Singapore's Melissa Wu and Sean Lim finished third in their respective long jump and pole vault finals to bag Singapore's first two medals at the Asian Youth Games (AYG).
Singapore's Melissa Wu and Sean Lim finished third in their respective long jump and pole vault finals to bag Singapore's first two medals at the Asian Youth Games (AYG).
Shahrir Anuar of Singapore Sports School set a new B Division boys' 100m record of 10.9 seconds while a rough baton pass in the B Division boys' race and disqualification in the C Division girls' race cost Sports School two gold medals in the 4X100m races.
In a determined display of front-running, Mok Ying Rong of Raffles Girls' Secondary won the B division 3000m girls' race in a time of 11:25.43 with Ranjitha D/O Raja of Anderson Secondary coming a close second in a time of 11:26.49.
Inez Leong of CHIJ St Nicholas' Girls School broke the B Division girls 100m Hurdles record set by Singapore Sports School's Noreen Herman last year. Inez's timing of 15.14 was 0.24 seconds faster than last year's 15.35s record, an eternity in the world of short distance running.
Muhammad Taufiq Bin Azman put it all together at the opportune time, uncorking huge jumps in his final two attempts to bag the Boys B Division Triple Jump crown at the National Schools Track And Field Championships.
Raffles Girls' School thrashed Cedar Girls' Secondary 77-28 in a C Division Basketball Championship game.
Defending champions Cedar Girls' Secondary School retained their National C Division Volleyball Championship with a tough 3-1 (25-21, 25-3, 22-25, 25-17) victory over Anderson Secondary.