Nan Hua High School captain Phoebe Tay narrowly held off the challenge of Amanda Wong from CHIJ (Toa Payoh) to finally win her first gold medal at the 58th National Schools Track and Field Championships in the B girls 800-metre, while Arissa Rashid led from start to finish to win the A girls race in a new personal best.
Fatehah edged out pre-race favourite Amanda Ashley Woo of Nanyang Girls' by two-hundredths of a second, claiming the gold in only her third hurdles race ever.
After a close first two quarters, CHIJ(TP) successfully defended their title after outscoring Dunman 23-8 in the remaining two.
CHIJ dominated the second half to outscore Sports School 23-8 to retain their title.
Defending champions CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) will look to retain their title after beating Singapore Sports School 30–27 to qualify for the final.
CHIJ(TP) will proceed into the National Championship with a perfect 8-0 win-loss record while this is RGS’ first loss of the season.
Behind a game-high 17 points from Yeo Ding Xin (#11), Zhonghua Secondary ousted defending champions CHIJ (Toa Payoh) 46-43 and booked their place in the final.
Joelle Thng (#11) of CHIJ scored a game-high 20 points while Xiao Chengxin (#11) of St. Margaret's led her team with 10.
