Patience paid off for the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Levyn Wong and Chew Xiu Zheng in their respective Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) 800-metre races, with both employing the strategy of trailing for the first half of the two-lap race and kicking forward in the second half.
After some words of advice from competitor and eventual silver medallist Ivan Mun of SUTD, NTU's Ernest Ong grabbed the IVP Men's triple jump gold with his last jump of 13.85m. In the Women's triple jump, Jezebel Koh of NUS secured her second gold of the afternoon after also winning the high jump earlier.
NTU edged out NUS by two points to claim their first Men’s team victory since 2011, even as NUS retained the Women’s title and both individual victories.
By winning the 3000m steeplechase event, Nabin Parajuli of the Singapore Institute of Management completed a hat-trick of golds at this year’s Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic Track and Field Championships, replicating a feat he had previously accomplished in 2014.
Karthic Harish of SUTD emerged victorious in a tactical 1500m final at the IVP Track and Field Championships, finishing in 4:26.37. Meanwhile, Nabin Parajuli of SIM adds a second gold to his IVP outing this year by winning the 10,000m, as Lok Xin Ying of NUS won the women's race.
Nabin Parajuli put in a steady run to strike gold in the IVP Men's 5000m event with a timing of 16:01.26.
Poh Lee Chin (NYP #14) scored a game-high 14 points to help her team survive the comeback from SUTD.
Zhou Zhenlong (NYP #25) scored a game-high 10 points to lead his team to victory.
