B Div 100m & 100m Hurdles: Nanyang Girls’ Elizabeth-Ann Tan lights up National Stadium with two meet records in two days; becomes 2nd-fastest all-time U17 Singaporean girl in both events

In a matter of two days, Elizabeth-Ann Tan of Nanyang Girls' High School wiped out two championship records under National Stadium floodlights, clinching golds in both the 100-metre hurdles and 100m sprint finals. She hurdled to a new B Division benchmark of 14.59 seconds on Thursday, March 28, before tearing down the track a day later in the blue riband event in a swift 12.25s.

By |2019-04-07T18:28:57+08:00April 7th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

C Div 80m Hurdles: Ashley Tan of Cedar Girls’ takes home gold for first time

Hitting a 13.04-second timing in her heats, Ashley Tan of Cedar Girls' Secondary broke her own personal record with a timing of 12.56s in the 80 metres hurdles final for C Division girls. Hayley Lim of National Junior College (NJC) clinched second place, while Raffles Girls' Kaylene Chan finished third.

By |2019-04-05T20:53:53+08:00April 5th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

B Div 800m: Emily Ong of SCGS clinches gold with fastest timing since 2011

The last stretch of the B Division Girls' 800-metres final saw Emily Ong of Singapore Chinese Girls' School (SCGS) pushing across the track to hit top speed and secure gold in a swift 2 minutes and 24.53 seconds. Her timing is the fastest clocked in the girls' B Division in eight years, since Ranjitha Raja and Wendy Enn recorded 2:22.02 and 2:23.03 respectively in the 2011 final.

By |2019-04-03T14:34:51+08:00April 3rd, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

B Div 3000m: Kylie Tan of Cedar Girls’ makes comeback to defend championship

Having accepted the loss of her 1500-metres championship two weeks ago, Cedar Girls' Kylie Tan was placing her hopes on topping the B Division Girls' 3000m final at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships. The Secondary 4 student bagged home a double gold for both events last year, and refused to settle on failure in defending her 1500m throne. This time, she decided to set aside her past failure.

By |2019-03-30T19:22:00+08:00March 30th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

C Div 3000m: Eryka Anna Pasupathy of Cedar Girls’ strikes first-ever individual gold

Just three days before, she bagged home her first silver during the C Division Girls' 1500-metres final at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships. In the 3000m final, Eryka Anna Kerner Pasupathy of Cedar Girls' Secondary then rose to the occasion to clinch her first individual gold medal with a winning timing of 13 minutes and 01.08 seconds.

By |2019-03-30T18:21:58+08:00March 30th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

B Div 200m: Nanyang Girls’ Bernice Liew seizes gold in 26.02s

In Secondary One, she finished third in the C Division 200-metres final. In Secondary Two and Three, she improved to finish second. This time, Bernice Liew of Nanyang Girls' High School (NYGH) topped the B Division Girls' 200m final at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships with a winning time of 26.02 seconds. Following just a few strides behind is Thaarani D/O Sivakumar of Singapore Sports School and Choo Hui Xin of Cedar Girls' Secondary, who secured a spot on the podium with timings of 26.34 and 26.57 respectively. 

By |2019-03-30T16:26:13+08:00March 29th, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

B Div 400m: Defending champion Emily Ong of SCGS goes sub-61s to secure third straight gold

As a seasoned athlete, Emily Ong of Singapore Chinese Girls' School (SCGS) is no stranger to the demands of the 400 metres sprint. Right from the get-go, Emily launched off at top speed across the track, unwilling to relinquish her hold on the B Division girls' 400m gold medal. The clock was stopped at 1 minute and 0.51 seconds, placing her on the top of the podium at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships, a sight similar to last year's edition.

By |2019-03-24T16:29:16+08:00March 23rd, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

C Div 1500m: First time competitor Cheyenne Lim of Sports School seals gold with tactical lead

The C Division girls' 1500 metres event was a first for many of the competitors, including both gold and silver medalists. Despite the nerves and adrenaline on a high, Singapore Sports School's (SSP) Cheyenne Lim was not ready to let it get to her. With a personal best of 5 minutes and 27.03 seconds, Cheyenne took it in her stride to be the first to stop the clock during the race. Followed less than a second behind was Cedar Girls' (CG) Eryka Anna Kerner Pasupathy, similarly smashing her previous best to clock in a timing of 5:27.99.

By |2019-03-24T10:31:30+08:00March 22nd, 2019|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments
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