Competition convenors Republic Polytechnic (RP) staged an amazing comback on their way to a 5-2 victory over an initially-persistent Temasek Polytechnic (TP) in an adrenaline-pumping, crowd-crazy match that has been the most exciting thus far in this year's Polytechnic-Institute of Technical Education (POL-ITE) floorball campaign.
Republic Polytechnic swept past Ngee Anny Polytechnic 38-5 in their opening match of the Polytechnic-Institute of Technical Education (POL-ITE) Rugby Championship.
The IVP Track-and-Field Championships concluded with a second day of competition that saw exciting contests in the men's 200m and men's 800m which Mustapa Muhammad Elfi and Subaish won respectively as NUS wins both the men's and women's team titles.
After the first round of events at the Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) Championships, the competition standings have taken shape with the National University of Singapore (NUS) leading the men's and women's categories with 118 points and 69 points respectively.
ITE beat Republic Polytechnic 83-67 to take the women's POL-ITE Basketball Championship title.
Republic Polytechnic (RP) took a momentary lead at the top of the women’s POL-ITE basketball standings after stifling Nayang Polytechnic (NYP) 66-50, a result which left NYP hoping for a third-placed finish at best in their final match.
A bombardment of three-point shots by Republic Polytechnic (RP) set up a commanding 18-point lead over Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) but it was undone in the end by a combination of RP’s over-confidence and NYP’s never-say-die attitude.
The low scoreline was marked by dogged defending and poor shooting accuracy on both sides, with NP missing a score of chances as key player Cheong Wei Zhun required extensive medical treatment in the opening minutes for a twisted left ankle.