Pri C Boys’ 100m: Lucas Lim of Northland edges out Zhi Lii of Gongshang by 0.61s to win gold in 13.24s

Lucas Lim of Northland Primary beat Chua Zhi Lii of Gongshang Primary by 0.61 seconds to win the C Division 100-metre gold at the 54th National Primary School Track and Field Championships.

D Boys High Jump: Mohammad Shaqeer of Northland Pri wins gold

Mohammad Shaqeer of Northland Primary won the first place in the D Boys high jump event after he cleared a height of 1.21m. Reuben Rainer Lee of Temasek Primary also set a new record in the C Boys' 600m event.

By |2013-04-21T11:24:31+08:00April 21st, 2013|Front Page News, track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

D-Girls Shot Put (Pri): Winnie Chua of Gongshang Pri wins gold with throw of 7.82m

Winnie Chua of Gongshang Primary hurled her way to gold in the D-Girls Shot Put event when she threw a distance of 7.82m at the 53rd National Inter-Primary School Track & Field Championships.

By |2012-04-16T22:38:40+08:00April 16th, 2012|Front Page News, track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

D-Boys Long Jump (Pri): Chua Zhi Lii of Gongshang wins gold

Chua Zhi Lii of Gongshang Primary took gold in the D-Boys Long Jump event when he jumped a distance of 3.93m at the 53rd National Inter-Primary School Track & Field Championships.

By |2012-04-16T22:34:30+08:00April 16th, 2012|Front Page News, track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

B-Girls Shot Put (Pri): Ong Yu Qin of Red Swastika wins gold with throw of 9.09m

Ong Yu Qin from the Red Swastika School took gold in the B-Girls Shot Put event when she threw a distance of 9.09m at the 53rd National Inter-Primary School Track & Field Championships.

By |2012-04-16T22:37:08+08:00April 16th, 2012|Front Page News, track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

“I want to run!”

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Over the last two weeks, I spent some time at the 49th Inter-Primary Track and Field Championships. 97 schools fielded 2,536 athletes over the eight days, a number that is trending downwards according to coaches and teachers I spoke with. Some schools have also dropped the traditional Sports Day, replacing it with a telematch-type sports carnival.
By |2008-11-11T10:26:31+08:00July 11th, 2008|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments
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