Ang Chen Xiang (SIN #122) clocked a timing of 14.44s to take home the 110m hurdles bronze. Xaysa Anousone of Laos won gold in 14.06s. (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)
Choa Chu Kang Stadium, July 14-17, 2016 — The Singapore track and field team finished eighth on the medal tally with six bronze medals at the ASEAN University Games.
Vietnam dominated the standings, topping the competition with 14 gold, four silver, and four bronze. Thailand finished second with 9-6-0, while Malaysia were third with 6-9-11. Indonesia were fourth with a tally of 3-10-11.
In fifth was the Philippines with 3-5-4. They were followed by Laos (2-2-6) and Timor Leste (0-1-2).
Brunei, Cambodia, and Myanmar finished without any medals.
Singapore’s bronzes came from Tan Wei Jie (high jump), Khan Meng Linn (triple jump), Soundararajah Jeevaneesh (5000m), Ang Chen Xiang (110m hurdles), Calvin Kang (200m), and Neo Hoon Suan (10000m).
Said Ang Chen Xiang, 22, of his race, “It’s just a little bit off my PB but I’m happy with my timing. Execution wise, it could have been better towards the end, but other than that, the first seven hurdles were very well done. I’m happy with the race overall, but there are a lot of things to work on, of course.”
Chen Xiang clocked 14.44s in his race, 0.06s outside his PB of 14.38s set in the 2015 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
On his plans for the rest of the year, Chen Xiang added, “This is my last hurdles competition of the season, and I will be going off-season soon, build the base for next year’s SEA Games. After this, maybe I’ll take a one-week break, maybe two weeks. But after that, it’s where the hard work is, where you lay the foundation for the next year. This is actually the hardest part of training. Competition is easy, training is hard.”
Chen Xiang is currently in his fourth year of medical studies at the National University of Singapore.
As for Calvin Kang, 26, the 200m bronze was an unexpected medal.
“I didn’t focus on the 200m but on the 100m, but since this is my last competition, I thought, ‘Why not and take part in the 200 to finish off the year’,” said Calvin, an undergraduate at the Nanyang Technological University. Calvin finished seventh in the 100m final with a time of 10.91s.
“When I ran the heats, I ran pretty hard. I didn’t feel I was going very fast but I managed to qualify for the finals. Looking at my seeding, I think I was the fifth qualifier. So I didn’t expect to even run all the way and qualify for the finals and get a medal.”
High Jump (M) Final
Gold: Nguyen Thanh Nhan (VIE) – 2.13m
Silver: Krishnan Prakash (MAS) – 2.00m
Bronze: Tan Wei Jie (SIN) – 2.00m
Triple Jump (M) Final
Gold: Nguyen Van Cong (VIE) – 15.61m
Silver: Ismail Muhammad H. (MAS) – 14.67m
Bronze: Khan Meng Linn (SIN) – 14.35m
5000m (M) Final
Gold: Le Van Thao (Vietnam) – 15:08.10
Silver: Nurshodiq Nurshodiq (INA) – 15:11.78
Bronze: Soundararajah Jeevaneesh (SIN) – 15:41.33
110m Hurdles (M) Final
Gold: Xaysa Anousone (LAO) – 14.06
Silver: Maholtra Rio (INA) – 14.22
Bronze: Ang Chen Xiang (SIN) – 14.44
200m (M) Final
Gold: Meenapra Jirapong (THA) – 20.99
Silver: Le Trong Hinh (VIE) – 21.02
Bronze: Kang Calvin Lee Loong (SIN) – 21.97
10000m (W) Final
Gold: Pham Thi Hue (VIE) – 38:07.22
Silver: Napoleao Juventina (TLS) – 41:08.50
Bronze: Neo Hoon Suan (SIN) – 42:30.03
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