Singapore go down 0-8 to Malaysia in ASEAN School Games hockey final
Singapore went down 0-8 to neighbours Malaysia in the final of the ASEAN School Games hockey competition.
Singapore went down 0-8 to neighbours Malaysia in the final of the ASEAN School Games hockey competition.
Singapore lost 52-79 to Malaysia in the final of the ASEAN School Games basketball competition.
Sean cleared a height of 4.50 metres to lead a one-two finish for Team Singapore in the event, with Hwa Chong Institution school mate Benjamin Ng vaulting 4.40 metres to finish second.
Team Singapore achieved what could possibly be the biggest upset in the region by toppling the mighty Philippines. The win fully epitomized the triumph of a team over a collection of individuals.
Singapore's Meagan Lim came home first in a time of 1:02.93 in the 100m butterfly, seeing off the challenge of Sarisa Suwannachet (1:03.89) of Thailand and Hii Siew Siew (1:04.02) of Malaysia.
15-year-old Zachary Devaraj turned in superb personal bests in the 800 and 1500 metres at the ASEAN School Games track and field competition earlier this week, clocking times which were unheard of in recent years at national junior level.
Singapore beat Philippines 86-80 in the semi-finals of the ASEAN School Games basketball competition.
Ranjitha ran an excellent time of 2 minutes 23.74 seconds, while Hannah, who has been peerless in this event at her local age group level for the past three years, threw a distance of 12.04 metres.