Editor s Choice. Spotlight. Sports. Badminton. Bowling. Fencing

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1 Editor s Choice Spotlight Sports Badminton Bowling Fencing

2 Football Golf Shooting Swimming Synchronised Swimming

3 Table Tennis Track and Field

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5 EDITOR S CHOICE Potential Champions Seek To Learn More 2017 Open House Ong Kaifen Acting Head, Cluster 1 Loh See Ping Head of Year, Secondary 1 Autograph sessions with stars, a photo with ROAR, and a chance to catch a glimpse of Sports School's Bowling Academy's new training aid from Kegel, USA were just some of the highlights numerous potential sports champions and their parents could take part in when they visited Sports School s annual Open House on 25 March. As in previous years, one of the more popular events was the Meet The Stars session at the Heritage Centre, where the quartet of paddler Clarence Chew Zhe Yu, sprinter Veronica Shanti Pereira, bowler Amabel Chua Jiaying and netballer Nur Aqilah Afiqah Andin Agustino Saman posed for pictures with visitors and shared the crucial role Sports School played in their development.

6 Another popular activity was the guided tours which provided visitors a glimpse of the top class facilities our student-athletes trained and studied in, to create the most conducive environment possible to raise a champion. On top of that, guests were also able to visit our Academic Showcase to learn about Sports Schools various academic programmes which enable our student-athletes to better juggle their sporting and academic aspirations.

7 SPOTLIGHT Amita Wins Singapore s Second Ever Medal 2017 World Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships Loo Zhao Rong Luan General Manager, Fencing Academy She may have suffered a narrow loss in the semi-finals, but Amita Berthier will still leave Plodiv, Bulgaria with a smile on her face. After all, she improved on her top-eight finish in 2016 to clinch a bronze at the 2017 World Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships, becoming only the second Singaporean fencer to win a medal at the Championships, vindicating her decision to leave her family and move to Boston, United States to train. She defeated Ukraine s Anna Taranenenko 15-6 to reach the foil semi-finals of the Under-17 (cadet) division and guarantee herself a bronze medal in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, before losing to Nora Hajas of Hungary in the semi-finals. Amita s bronze on 3 April is the latest string of achievements by the left hander. Not only did she clinch Singapore s first ever-gold medal at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships, she has also been rewarded with a Sports Excellence Scholarship from Sport Singapore

8 SPORTS BADMINTON Global Meet Rakes In 15 Medals 2017 Global Eduhub Championships

9 Our shuttlers made it an all-sports School affair in the Boys Under 15 Singles and Under 19 Doubles finals of the 2017 Global Eduhub Championships on 19 March Singapore Sports School post-secondary student-athletes Abel Tan Wen Xing, Toh Han Zhuo, Royston Loh Keng Yin and Secondary 4 s Darrion Michael Ng Weng Soong squared off in a hard-fought match in the U19 Doubles. Fighting back from a loss in the first set, Abel and Han Zhuo took the match into their hands, swiftly ending the next two sets with 21-9 and Less than an hour later, Secondary 2 student-athletes Kenny Khew Han Yang gave teammate Donovan Willard Wee a tough fight in the U15 Singles, but the latter enjoyed victory in two sets, winning the match 21-18, Badminton Academy student-athletes garnered 4 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze medals from the international age-group tournament from 13 to 19 March. Two other gold medals were contributed by Darrion in the Boys U17 Doubles with Ting Hock Yu and Nur Insyirah Khan Abdul Hamid Khan in the Girls U17 Singles event. Donovan and Insyirah, including Darrion, each won a second medal in addition to their gold medal. Results Under 15 Boys Singles 1st Donovan Willard Wee 2nd Kenny Khew Han Yang Boys Doubles 2nd Donovan Willard Wee and Torance Jng Yao Chee Joint 3rd Nge Joo Jie and Ryan Tan Rui Yang Girls Doubles Joint 3rd Joey Koh Yu Han and Rennie Yow Jia Yi Under 17 Boys Singles 2nd Howin Wong Jia Hao Girls Singles 1st Nur Insyirah Khan Abdul Hamid Khan Joint 3rd Bernice Lim Zhi Rui Boys Doubles 1st Darrion Michael Ng Weng Soong and Ting Hock Yu

10 Joint 3rd Howin Wong Jia Hao and Ivan Go Wei Hon Girls Doubles 2nd Bernice Lim Zhi Rui and Nur Insyirah Khan Abdul Hamid Khan Joint 3rd Cheah Wen Jun and Chiu Jing Yun, Ashley Lim Xiao Fei and partner Under 19 Boys Singles 2nd Lee Wei Hong Boys Doubles 1st Abel Tan Wen Xing and Toh Han Zhuo 2nd Darrion Michael Ng Weng Soong and Royston Loh Keng Yin

11 BOWLING From Strikes To Streaks Of Gold 2017 National Age Group Championships

12 Singapore Sports School past and present Bowling Academy student-athletes were on a roll at the 2017 National Age Group Championships, bagging a total of 20 gold, 14 silver and 10 bronze medals over the seven days of the tournament. Our bowlers struck out their competition in the Boys Under 21 and Girls Under 18 categories, grabbing all gold medals on offer in the Singles, Doubles, Team, Masters and All-Events. Clean sweeps in the Boys U21 Team and Masters, Girls U18 Masters and U21 Team events. Our post-secondary girls proved their dominance in the U18 Masters Finals, taking the top 5 positions in the event, with World Youth silver medallist Amabel Chua Jiaying leading the table. Jermaine Seah, Charlene Lim Jia Yi, Jenae Wee Wenning and Charmaine Chang Yu Qian completed the Top 5. Charlene outshone her peers, claiming medals in the U18 and U21 categories, including the All Events titles in both age-groups. Her focus, determination and hard work came to fruition as she took home 6 medals 4 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze. Secondary 4 student-athlete Xavier Teo Jun Hao was Sports School s best male performer. He rose to the challenge from 13 to 19 March, striking out his competition to clinch 2 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze in the U18 and U21 age-group events. Results Under 15 Boys Singles 2nd Gerald Teng Woo Kiat Boys Doubles 1st Jeremiah Khoo Boo Cheng and Owen Wong Wen Fei Boys Team 1st Gerald Teng Woo Kiat, Jeremiah Khoo Boo Cheng, Jovan Chua Min Han and Owen Wong Wen Fei 3rd Ian Oei Jun Han, Irfan Hamed, Lim Ding Xi and Ray Ng Jun Yuan Boys All Events 2nd Irfan Hamed Girls Singles 1st Evangeline Foo Shi Hui Girls Doubles 1st Quek Lu Yi and Raechel Lim Jia Qian Girls Team 2nd Evangeline Foo Shi Hui, Sarah Nahar Azmi, Quek Lu Yi and Raechel Lim Jia Qian

13 Girls Masters 3rd Ashley Teoh Zi Ling Under 18 Boys Singles 1st Xavier Teo Jun Hao Boys Team 1st Aidan Poh, James Stuart Lowe Heng Leong, Jarred Lim Jia Le and Oh Han Qin Boys Masters 1st Xavier Teo Jun Hao Boys All Events 2nd Jarred Lim Jia Le 3rd Aidan Poh Girls Singles 1st Charlene Lim Jia Yi 2nd Pascal Ching Min-Fon Girls Doubles 1st Amabel Chua Jiaying and Jenae Wee Wenning Girls Team 1st Charmaine Chang Yu Qian, Rachael Tan, Kimberly Quek and Kimberly Neo Kar Min 2nd Goh Xue Qi, Raechel Lim Jia Qian, Alyssa Deanna, Charlene Lim Jia Yi Girls Masters 1st Amabel Chua Jiaying 2nd Jermaine Seah 3rd Charlene Lim Jia Yi Girls All Events 1st Charlene Lim Jia Yi 2nd Pascal Ching Min-Fon Under 21 Boys Singles 1st Marcus Leong Guo Rui 2nd Xavier Teo Jun Hao

14 Boys Doubles 1st Marcus Leong Guo Rui and Soh Yong Ping 3rd Keefe Tan Cher Chin and Nu man Syahmi Yusri Boys Team 1st Keith Tan Wei An, Marcus Leong Guo Rui, Soh Yong Ping and Marcus Lim 2nd Aidan Poh, Keefe Tan Cher Chin, Nu man Syahmi Yusri, Glenn Choo 3rd Ahmad Safwan Shamsudin, Muhammad Danial Zheng Yi Abdul Nasir, Zachery Wong Yang Kai and Norman Cai Ming En Boys Masters 1st Ahmad Safwan Shamsudin 2nd Xavier Teo Jun Hao 3rd Oh Han Qin Boys All Events 1st Marcus Leong Guo Rui 3rd Xavier Teo Jun Hao Girls Singles 2nd Rena Ng Yan Lin Girls Team 1st Charlene Lim Jia Yi, Charmaine Chang Yu Qian, Cheryl Neo Kai Yun and Kimberly Neo Kar Min 2nd Alena Dang Thanh Nhi, Fion Liew Shan Ting, Jean Tow Huan Yi and Pascal Ching Min-Fon 3rd Rena Ng Yan Lin, Syasya Ismail, Debbie Sim and Tan Hui Xian Girls Masters 1st Charmaine Chang Yu Qian 2nd Jermaine Seah Girls All Events 1st Charlene Lim Jia Yi 3rd Rena Ng Yan Lin

15 FENCING Ze Hou: Learning To Fence To C Division Champion In Under 3 Years 2017 National School Games Loo Zhao Rong Luan General Manager, Fencing Academy

16 Singapore Sports School reinforced its position as one of Singapore s top fencing schools by clinching three divisional titles at the recent National Schools Fencing Championships held on 20 to 24 March. Not only did they secure the Boys C Division and Girls B Division titles for the third and fourth year running, but they also clinched the Boys B Division crown for the first time since Among the 5 golds, 7 silvers and 8 bronzes was a Boys C Division Foil gold medal for Chern Ze Hou. While his victory over Hwa Chong Institution s Caleb Yong is a commendable achievement, his victory is even more noteworthy considering he only picked up the sport in December It feels great to win this since I only picked up fencing through the Learn-To-Fence Programme two and a half years ago. Furthermore, to win my first gold medal against such an experienced opponent is a much sweeter experience, Ze Hou said. Sports School s Learn-To-Fence Programme is a programme designed by Sports School coaches which seeks to introduce primary school pupils to the sport through short 3-4 session introductory courses and then selected students are admitted to the once weekly classes. One of the coaches involved is Wu Jie, Ze Hou s foil coach. Coach Wu Jie has played a key role in my development. He has put in a lot of effort to guide me during trainings and competitions, especially in my footwork. I must also thank my General Manager Ms Loo Zhao Rong Luan, my ex-coach Ralf Bissdorf and my teammates who have always pushed me. With this win, I am now more confident, and I want to aim for a medal at my next competition in Tangshan, China next month, Ze Hou said. In fact, Ze Hou s victory has not just pushed him to work harder, but also inspired some of his teammates, including Yu Sihan, who won the Girls B Division Epee title for the second consecutive year.

17 Ze Hou was from the Learn-To-Fence Programme, yet he never used his inexperience as an excuse, Sihan said, and this inspires me to work even harder to do well since I have been fencing from a very young age. Results Overall Girls 'A' Division 2nd Boys 'B' Division 1st Girls 'B' Division 1st Boys 'C' Division 1st Girls 'C' Division 3rd Boys 'A' Division Foil 3rd Yeo Jing Zhe Girls 'A' Division Epee 2nd Michelle Lee Chuan Ling Foil 2nd Tatiana Wong Yu Rong 3rd Chua Yi Jia Boys 'B' Division Foil 1st Matthew James Lim Quan Rong 2nd Max Neo Wei Kit 3rd Paolo Cheung Kele Sabre 1st Sean Elisha Koh Tze Li 3rd Jared Ng Jun Heng Girls 'B' Division Epee 1st Yu Sihan 3rd Aaliyaa Shu Qi Omar Marcus Tan Sabre 2nd Megan Au Cheok Tung

18 Boys 'C' Division Epee 1st Simon Lee Renjie 2nd Ryan Tan Jun Quan Foil 1st Chern Ze Hou 3rd Emil Chua Wen Xun Sabre 2nd Chan Phu Xien 3rd Dan Wei Zuo Girls 'C' Division Epee 2nd Elisa Tan Shu Tsi Sabre 3rd Jean Koh

19 FOOTBALL Sports School Clinches Jssl Boys U14 Division 2 Title JSSL Boys U14 Division 2 League Shahrin Shari Senior Coach, Football Academy Singapore Sports School s Football Academy Under 14 team have been crowned JSSL Boys U14 Division 2 League champions after they won eight of their ten matches from January to April 2017.

20 Their tally of 24 points in the second half saw them finish seven points clear of runner-up Milan SS Singapore. Our footballer s title win was built on a strong defence which saw them concede just six goals, the best in the division. They were no slouch in the offensive department either, as evidenced by the 24 goals scored to finish as the division s second highest scorers. Some of the teams they defeated in the tournament include JSSL NeXt Gen 14 and ESA Porto. Our Football Academy had qualified for the 2nd Division after they emerged 7th in the first half of the campaign which took place from September to December The format of the tournament sees teams in both divisions playing each other in 2016 before they are split into two divisions, with the second half of the season taking place in 2017.

21 GOLF Three In A Row For Callista 2017 National School Games Marcelino Jr Navera Lizaso Manager, Sport and Scholarships Sharon Teo Li Mian Manager, Athlete Life

22 Callista Chen Wan Qing ended the 2017 National Schools Golf Championships in the best way possible by winning a third consecutive A Division Girls Individual title. To top it off, the 18-year-old also secured her second straight A Division Girls Team trophy. The depth of Singapore Sports School s Golf Academy was evident at Orchid Country Club as Callista finished ahead of teammates Nicole Mok Shue Ying, Jacqueline De Los Reyes Young and Denise Wong Mei Yan to ensure Sports School swept all the podium places available in the A Division Girls Individual event. As much as I am happy with my victory, seeing my teammates perform so well is the icing on the cake, Callista, who is doing the extended International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, said. The post-secondary student-athlete was in good form from 3 to 5 April as she carded 149 to win the individual component by 2 strokes, before pairing up with Jacqueline to beat Raffles Institution by 23 strokes in the Team event. Despite her victories, Callista still took time to pay tribute to those who helped her achieve her goals. Happy as I am to have ended my National School Games journey on a high, this would not have been possible without the support of my parents, coaches, teammates and teachers. Credit must go to Sports School for providing me with the multiple training opportunities not just for myself but for the team so we could all do well together, she said. Sports School finished the championships with a medal tally of 3 golds, 3 silvers and 1 bronze, which included a gold from Andre Chong Wei Zer in the B Division Boys Individual event. Results Boys 'A' Division Individual

23 2nd Louis Tee Jun Jie Girls 'A' Divisions Individual 1st Callista Chen Wan Qing 2nd Nicole Mok Shue Ying 3rd Jacqueline De Los Reyes Young 4th Denise Wong Mei Yan 1st Girls 'A' Divisions Team 'B' Divisions Boys Individual 1st Andre Chong Wei Zer 4th Justin Kuk Zheng Zhong 2nd Boys 'B' Divisions Team

24 SHOOTING Martina Adds Another Accolade SSA Internal Selection Trials Koh Aik Beng Head, Cluster 4 Senior General Manager, Shooting Academy A World Cup title, and silver medals at the Junior World Cup and the Youth Olympic Games are just some of the accolades Martina Lindsay P Veloso has achieved in her fledgling career. The Sports School alumna can now add the title of national women s 10m air rifle record holder to her sporting achievements after she shot at the internal selection trials by Singapore Shooting Association at SAFRA Yishun. The 17-year-old s score was enough to beat current post-secondary student-athlete Ho Xiu Yi s record of which was set last year. The selection trials were the first phase of air rifle selection for the upcoming Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games. Next up in Martina s calendar are the South-east Asia Shooting Championships, the ISSF World Cup and the ISSF Junior World Championships.

25 SWIMMING Benedict Earns Sea Games Nomination Liberty Insurance Open Water South-East Asian Qualifiers Ng Kok Wei Senior General Manager, Swimming Academy ` Singapore Sports School alumnus Brandon Boon Ji Xing did Singapore proud when he won a bronze in open-water swimming at the Jakarta 2011 Southeast Asian Games. Fast forward to 2017, Brandon s younger brother, Benedict Boon Ji Chao, will have an opportunity to better that achievement after he met the "A" qualifying time for this year s Kuala Lumpur Sea Games. The younger Boon secured his nomination after he won the Liberty Insurance Open Water South-East Asian Qualifiers which were held at the Constant Wind Sea Sports and Sailing School on 25 March He finished the 10km race in 2:12:24.8s to meet the "A" qualifying time of 2:15:29.8s. Having missed out on making the team in 2011 and failing to medal in my Sea Games debut in 2015, I am even more determined to do well this time, the post-secondary student-athlete said. In fact, Benedict may have more than one opportunity to win a medal at Kuala Lumpur as he has also met the "B" qualifying times for the 400m and 1500m Freestyle events. And sibling rivalry will definitely be a factor pushing Benedict in the pool.

26 My brother was a very good open water swimmer, and now that he has retired, it is time for me to step up, the 21-year-old said. Benedict was not the only Sports School swimmer smiling after the meet, as Erasmus Ang Zhong Qing, Chantal Liew Li-Shan and Chin Khar Yi all met the SEA Games " A" marks at the same event.

27 SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING A Class Performance From Synchro Girls 2017 National School Games Not only did Singapore Sports School s synchronised swimmers sweep all the medals in the National Schools Synchronised Swimming Championships A Division Solo Free Routine event, they clinched all the gold medals on offer in the A Division. Their gold medals in the Solo, Duet and Team Free Routines helped Sports School capture the Overall A Division Championship title. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Year 2 student-athlete Debbie Soh Li Fei started the competition on the right foot on 1 April 2017 when she spinned and twisted her way to points in the final and eventually the most coveted spot on the podium. IBDP Year 1 student-athlete Miya Yong Hsing and Year 2 s Gwyneth Goh Xiao Hui followed in second and third. National athletes Debbie and Miya paired up to take the Duet gold on the same day.

28 The duo formed a team with Gwyneth and Secondary 4 student-athlete Ariel Sng Kai Lin for the Team gold on Day 2 of the 2-day competition. Secondary 2 s Celeste Ferrao Wan added a bronze for Sports School in the C Division Solo Free Routine. Gymnast Lincoln Forest Liqht Man also won a gold for Sports School in the Boys A Division Individual All-Around event on 2 April at the National Schools Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Results Gymnastics Boys A Division Individual All-Around 1st Lincoln Forest Liqht Man Synchronised Swimming A Division Solo Free Routine 1st Debbie Soh Li Fei 2nd Miya Yong Hsing 3rd Gwyneth Goh Xiao Hui Duet Free Routine 1st Debbie Soh Li Fei and Miya Yong Hsing Team Free Routine 1st Ariel Sng Kai Lin, Debbie Soh Li Fei, Gwyneth Goh Xiao Hui and Miya Yong Hsing A Division Overall Team Champion C Division Solo Free Routine 3rd Celeste Ferrao Wan

29 TABLE TENNIS Double Happiness For Koen 2017 SAFRA-STTA Table Tennis Championships Dave Lai General Manager, Table Tennis Academy It was double happiness for Koen Pang Yew En after he clinched both the Under 15 and Under 18 crowns at the SAFRA-STTA Table Tennis Championships from 9 to 18 March He easily dispatched Sean Ang in the final to improve on his 2016 bronze medal finish and secure his first ever Boys U15 crown. However, his road to victory in the Boys U18 category was not as straightforward.

30 Koen needed seven games to overcome post-secondary student-athlete Ethan Poh Shao Feng in the final and secure his win at SAFRA Toa Payoh. Such was the competitiveness of the game, that victory was only decided in the seventh and final game. His achievement also means Koen has now won three of the age-group titles on offer, having also triumphed in the Under 12 category in In fact, with Koen still in Secondary 3, there is a possibility he can emulate Sports School alumna Ang Wan Qi to win three U18 crowns. Meanwhile, Sports School also performed well in the Girls category, with Wong Xin Ru leading Goi Rui Xuan and Eunice Lim Zoe in a Sports School in the Girls U18 division. Like Koen, Xin Ru also needed seven games to beat Rui Xuan in the final, adding the U18 crown to her U15 title from 2016 in the process. Results Boys U15 1st Koen Pang Yew En 3rd Andy Wong Yan Kai Boys U18 1st Koen Pang Yew En 2nd Ethan Poh Shao Feng 3rd Beh Kun Ting Girls U18 1st Wong Xin Ru 2nd Goi Rui Xuan 3rd Eunice Lim Zoe

31 Sports School Paddlers Highlight Potential 2017 Singapore Junior & Hopes Invitational Table Tennis Tournament Dave Lai General Manager, Table Tennis Academy Developing the next generation of talent in table tennis was the tournament s theme and Singapore Sports School paddlers showed they were some of the brightest prospects in the region when they swept the top prizes in the Under 18 categories of the Singapore Junior & Hopes Invitational Table Tennis Tournament. Goi Rui Xuan and Wong Xin Ru (Team Singapore 1) beat fellow Sports School student-athlete Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin and partner Liu Sijia (Team Singapore 2) to secure the Girls U18 Team crown, while Gerald Yu Zong Jun and Beh Kun Ting (Team Singapore A) clinched the Boys U18 title at the Lee Kong Chian Toa Payoh Table Tennis Training Hall. The tournament from 31 March to 2 April 2017 was organised to celebrate World Table Tennis Day and saw more than 100 youth paddlers from China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia taking part. Results Boys U18 Team 1st Beh Kun Ting, Gerald Yu Zong Jun Girls U18 Team 1st Goi Rui Xuan, Wong Xin Ru 2nd Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin

32 Xue Jie Wins Medal In First Tournament As Professional 2017 Thailand Open Dave Lai General Manager, Table Tennis Academy He may have been making his professional debut, but Pang Xue Jie was not the least bit fazed as he teamed up with national team mate Gao Ning to win a men s doubles silver in the Thailand Open, their first outing as a doubles pairing. The unseeded duo reached the final in Bangkok where they succumbed 16-18, 6-11, 9-11 to Japanese fifth seeds Kenji Matsudaira and Jin Ueda on 2 April. Xue Jie also reached the last-16 in the men s singles where he lost in straight games to India s Amalraj Anthony. This is the World No.281 s first competitive outing since he started training full time in February this year. The Sports School alumnus will be hoping his partnership with Gao Ning will help him win gold at the Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games to add to his men s doubles gold at the Jakarta 2011 Sea Games and team gold from the Naypyidaw 2013 Sea Games. Xue Jie was also part of the men's team which clinched victory at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. His biggest scalp to date has been a victory against then World No.14 Koki Niwa, a former world junior champion and Youth Olympic Games gold medallist at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in March 2016.

33 TRACK AND FIELD 'C' Division Boys Ensure History Does Not Repeat 2017 SPH Schools Relay Championships Pedro Edmundo Soto Acuna Head Coach, Track and Field Academy Singapore Sports School s C Division boys reminded their rivals of their potential at the upcoming National Schools Track and Field Championships after they secured the C Division Boys title at the 2017 SPH Schools Relay Championships. They won 1 gold, 2 silvers and a bronze medal to accumulate 28 points and edge Raffles Institution by 3 points. Their win at the Bishan Stadium was even sweeter considering Raffles had pipped them to the C Division Boys crown in Our other teams also put up strong performances on 25 and 26 March 2017, as our C Division Girls and B Division Boys both finished 2nd in their respective divisions. In fact, credit must be given to our B Division 4x800m Boys team who performed above expectation when they clocked 8:32.66s, missing Jurong Secondary School s 1987 record by a mere 0.4s. Our student-athletes ended the 2-day meet with 8 golds, 4 silvers and 1 bronze to help Sports School finish 2nd in the overall standings. Results

34 Boys'C' Division 4x100m 1st Jeft Tay Qi Wen, Lim Rui, Muhamad Nurshahilmi Noradee, Muhammad Adhwa Buhardeen 4x200m 3rd Jamie El Redha Ang Norhisham, Lim Rui, Muhammad Hariz Hassbullah, Oon Gim Han 4x400m 3rd Harieharan s/o Durairaj, Irsyad Mohammad Said, Jeft Tay Qi Wen, Muhammad Adhwa Buhardeen 4x800m 2nd Harieharan s/o Durairaj, Irsyad Mohammad Said, Raam Kumar Muthukumaran, Shan s/o Anandan Girls 'C' Division 4x100m 2nd Dakshinnaah Paalu, Daura Boon Shi Ling, Louisa Helena Janssen, Nurul Ain Hamizah 4x200m 2nd Aiko Tye Wen Xin, Aslesha Williams Nair, Ng Jing Ni, Rachel Ng Jing Yi 4x400m 1st Louisa Helena Janssen, Nurul Ain Hamizah, Rachel Tan Wei Ling, Tyeisha Rene Misson Khoo Boys 'B' Division 4x100m 1st Mohamed Haziq Mohamed Yazli, Mohamed Iskandar Shah Mohamed Fazil, Nur Syarin Zahari, Reuben Rainer Lee Siong En 4x400m 1st Lucas Lim Yi Liang, Mohamed Iskandar Shah Mohamed Fazil, Reuben Rainer Lee Siong En, Samel Sahil Chetan 4x800m 1st Brandon Norton, Muhamad Nurshahilman Noradee, Mohamed Zulkhairi Putera Mohamed Zali, Rohan Paul D Costa Girls 'B' Division 4x100m 1st Diane Hilary Pragasam, Erza Irdina Abdul Latiff, Nur Ria Isabelle Suhimi, Raine Oh Shuqin 4x400m

35 1st Diane Hilary Pragasam, Nur Ria Isabelle Suhimi, Nurul Insyirah Mohamed Faisal, Zann Oh Shuyu Girls 'A' Division 4x400m 1st Addeen Idzni Imran, Celeste Goh Jia Rui, Ismi Zakiah Kashful Anwar, Nurul Akhira Zakaria

36 Marcell Breaks 11-Second Barrier 2017 Philippines National Open Invitational Track and Field Championships Pedro Edmundo Soto Acuna Head Coach, Track and Field Academy Marcell Tan Yann Guang was all smiles after he returned from the Philippines National Open Invitational Track and Field Championships. On top of his gold medals in the 4x100m Mixed Relay event and the 100m sprint, Marcell also ran a new personal best of 10.9s in the 100m. This is one of my best performances, and I want to go under 11 seconds in every race I take part in, such as the upcoming Singapore Open, and I am aware that breaking the 11-second mark is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of reaching my potential. I am more motivated to train even harder and achieve greater things ahead, such as making the senior national team, Marcell said. Marcell was not the only one to clinch a gold medal at the meet from 28 March to 3 April 2017, as Celeste Goh Jia Rui secured a gold in the 400m Hurdles with a new seasonal best time of 65.96s.

37 Overall, this was definitely a competition worth participating in as our student-athletes were given a good opportunity to sharpen their competition readiness against some of the top junior athletes in the region. Results Boys 100m 1st Marcell Tan Yann Guang Boys 200m 3rd Muhammad Nur Haqim Abu Mansor Boys High Jump 2nd Ryan Teo Tze Jun Girls 400m Hurdles 1st Celeste Goh Jia Rui Mixed 4x100m Relay 1st Marcell Tan Yann Guang, Nur Izlyn Zaini, Kugapriya d/o Chandran

38 Tia Smashes 'A' Division Record 2017 National School Games Jenny Lim Head, Cluster 3 Senior General Manager, Track and Field Academy Tia Louise Rozario maintained her unbeaten streak in the Girls Long Jump category at the National Schools Track and Field Championships after she rewrote the A Division Girls Long Jump Record en route to winning the event. She first broke the record at the Bishan Stadium with a 5.52m jump on her fourth attempt to surpass Lynette Lim s 2015 record of 5.43m, before she extended it further with her 6th jump of 5.66m. On top of being the Long Jump record holder across all three girls divisions in the National School Games, Tia s win also means she has now won four straight golds in the event, with her first being her C Division title in While Tia s pedigree in the long jump is no secret, the post-secondary student-athlete is also a very proficient hurdler. "I am really thankful that everything worked out well that day and I could not be more pleased with the records. As of now, I am just taking it day by day and focusing on my next race in the hurdles, and hopefully be able to compete to the best of my abilities," Tia said. She will have a chance to win her fifth straight National Schools hurdles gold when she races in the A Division Girls Hurdles event on 18 April.

39 Wei Guan And Tia Win Gold For Singapore 2017 South-East Asia Youth Athletics Championships Jenny Lim Senior General Manager, Track and Field Academy Even if they do not qualify for the Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games, Chong Wei Guan and Tia Louise Rozario will definitely be in the reckoning for future editions of the biennial games after the postsecondary student-athletes returned with Singapore s only gold medals from the 2017 South-east Asia Youth Athletics Championships in Philippines. Wei Guan led the way with a gold medal in the Boys 110m Hurdles, while Tia leapt 5.85m to successfully defend her Girls Long Jump title. It is very motivating for me as the effort I have put in is paying off and I definitely have to thank Coach Pedro for this. This gold also gives me the motivation to work harder for the upcoming international competitions such as May s Asian Youth Athletics Championships, Wei Guan said. They were not the only Sports School student-athletes to medal at the two-day meet on 27 and 28 March, as Arfan Azhar and Shawn Jong Tze Chean clinched bronze medals in the Triple Jump and 400m Hurdles respectively. Results Boys 110m Hurdles 1st Chong Wei Guan Boys 400m Hurdles 3rd Shawn Jong Tze Chean Boys Triple Jump 3rd Arfan Azhar

40 Girls Long Jump 1st Tia Louise Rozario

41 WATER-SKIING Sasha Clinches First Victory Since Injury Lay-Off 2017 IWWF Asia ISki Slalom Combat It may have been just her second competition since a six-month injury layoff, but Singapore Sports School alumna Sasha Siew Hoon Christian showed no sign of rustiness as she secured the Open Women s gold at the International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation Asia ISki Slalom Combat from 31 March and 1 April The 24-year-old recorded a second round score of 3.5@13m/55kph to beat Lebanon s Soraya Saghbini and secure victory at the Ghantoot Marina in Abu Dhabi. This was Sasha s second competition since a training injury in July 2016 left her with a fractured right tibia. She only resumed training earlier this year, and made her return to competitive action in March. The Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games slalom and wakeboarding champion will next head to South Florida, United States where she will take part in three slalom competitions.