Ruben Loganathan of ASRJC defends his A Division Boys' 3000m steeplechase title in 10:24.85. The race had to be run twice owing to a technical mistake during the first final at Choa Chu Kang Stadium.
Just a few days earlier, the two emerged as champions in their C Division 200-metres finals. The stands at the National Stadium saw a similar show of brilliance as Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)'s Xavier Tan and Singapore Sports School's (SSP) Samantha Ortega found gold yet again at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships, this time in the highly anticipated 100m finals.
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) clawed back an eight-point deficit with just over 10 minutes left on the clock as they edged defending champions St Andrew's Secondary School 15-13 with a try in the last play of this year's National Schools B Division Rugby Championships final.
Anglo Chinese School (Independent)'s Xavier Tan wins his first ever individual gold medal in the C Division Boys' 200m final, having been injured in the previous season.
Wong Rui Yue of Victoria Junior College (VJC) came into the shot put competition aiming for a personal best (PB), but she definitely did not expect to achieve it with only her third throw of the competition. In the other field events that day, Raffles Institution’s (RI) Ryan Ng came out on top in the A Division discus throw event with a final distance of 44.68 metres. The second-year student, however, admitted that he did not do as well as he had hoped.
Four years of training and hard work culminated in the B Division Boys' 200 metres final for Nicholas Teo, and he did not fail to deliver. "I have been preparing for a long time to achieve what I wanted to achieve," said the Singapore Sports School (SSP) Secondary 4 student. "Through the years I have been training hard, getting the best timings, and preparing four years for this day." Stopping the clock at 23.31 seconds, Nicholas rose to the occasion for his last year in the division at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships, claiming his first individual gold medal.
With only 50 metres left to go, Singapore Sports School's (SSP) Raam Muthukumaran pushed with all his might to clinch the first gold medal of his schools track career in the B Division Boys' 400m event. Raam finished with a winning time of 52.52 seconds, followed closely behind by Ho Zhe Xi of Raffles Institution (RI), who clocked 52.62s.
RI's Caleb Loy overtakes ACSI's Rayan Bagheri Aghdam in the final 50 metres to clinch the gold medal in the C Division Boys 400m Final.
