national schools track and field championships

Ang Chen Xiang steals a peek at the clock as he crosses the finish line in first place in the A Division 110m Hurdles final. (Photo 1 © Les Tan/Red Sports)

Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Wednesday, April 4, 2012 — Ang Chen Xiang of Raffles Institution successfully defended his A Division 110m Hurdles title when he won in 15.17 seconds at the 53rd National Schools’ Track and Field Championships.

Chen Xiang won last year’s A Division race in 14.46s to match the record set by Abdul Hakeem Bin Abdul Halim, then of Raffles Junior College, in 2005. He had an outstanding year in 2011, representing Singapore in events such as the World Youth Championships, the Commonwealth Youth Games, the South-east Asian Junior Championships and the ASEAN School Games.

Chen Xiang was also responsible for eight of the nine sub-15 second performances in the 110m hurdles with a height of 0.991m, the ones used in the A Division at the Schools’ Championships.

Fabian Lew, also of RI, finished second 0.55s behind in 15.72s while Terence Cheah of Anglo-Chinese Junior College was third in 15.87s.

The top three were separated by no more than 0.70s.

Results
1st Ang Chen Xiang (Raffles Institution) — 15.17s
2nd Lew Bi Yang Fabian (Raffles Institution) — 15.72s
3rd Terence Cheah Jun Xian (Anglo-Chinese Junior College) — 15.87s
4th Nicholas Lee Zhao An (Anglo-Chinese Junior College) — 16.08s
5th Quek Keng Liang (Hwa Chong Institution) — 16.16s
6th Low Ziron (Hwa Chong Institution) — 16.26s
7th Woo Ren Bin (Temasek Junior College) — 17.74s
8th Ignatius Tan Wei Ren (Catholic Junior College) — 18.98s

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