Sports Bites

Post-secondary artistic swimmer Janelle Yeo performed her routines gracefully at the SporteX International Artistic Swimming Championships held in Abu Dhabi from 4 to 5 May 2024. Janelle, who competed against artistic swimmers from 9 other countries, was rewarded with 3 silver medals for her effort in the Solo Free Junior, Duet Free Junior, and Team Free Youth events.

Valencia Tan is on track for success once again. At the YSD Australasean and Asean Track Series held from 3 to 5 May 2024, Valencia raced hard against opponents from New Zealand, Australia, Korea, Indonesia and Malaysia. She secured 3rd place in the Women’s Elite Elimination Race, Open Age category.

She also demonstrated her endurance and strength by winning the gold medal in the Sentosa 100km Road Race in the Female Elite (18 years old and above) category.

In addition, she won a bronze medal at the Malaysia Track National Championships on 21 May in the Women’s Elite Scratch Race.

Divers Clara Liaw Yanwen, Max Lee Shen Oon and Tyler Lee Dee Oon had a successful outing at the 59th MILO/PRM Malaysia Invitational Age Group Diving Championships. Clara and Max stood out by securing gold medals, while Tyler clinched a silver medal in his event. Alumna Fong Kay Yian was also a gold medallist in the team of 15 divers from Team Singapore who earned 6 gold, 9 silver, and 7 bronze medals at the diving championships.

The EFG China Ladies Professional Golfers (CLPG) Q Series, held in Singapore from 27 to 28 May 2024, was a rewarding golf tournament for our young golfers Chen Xingtong and Passion Hsu Le Ting who had podium finishes. They were among the field of top amateurs and professional golfers from China, Indonesia, Thailand, HK China, India, Australia, Korea, USA and Singapore. who competed for a medal and cash prize Xingtong and Passion took the 2-3 placings respectively among the Under-16s. Both of them placed top 10 in overall standings among a competitive field of 65 players, with Xingtong finishing 4th, while Passion came in 10th in the leaderboard.

Our swimmers leapt into the open waters to compete at the Oceanman Krabi OWS 2024. At the race on 19 May 2024, Har Mint, Lee Xuan Ying, and Azlina Mastamam exceeded expectations, sweeping the podium in the 5km Female Junior category by taking 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place respectively. Casey Chua excelled in the 2km Sprint Female Junior event, securing 1st place. Among the boys, Zachary Chew and Egan Chin braved the waves to achieve 2nd and 3rd places respectively.

RESULTS

5km Female Junior (Under 19) and Overall Female
1st - Har Mint
2nd - Lee Xuan Ying
3rd - Azlina Mastamam

5km Male Junior (Under 19)
2nd - Zachary Chew
3rd - Egan Chin

2km Sprint Female Junior and Overall Female
1st - Casey Chua

At the 2024 ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships held from 8 to 12 May 2024, Victoria Chua Si Yu, a IBDP Year 5 student-athlete, not only won a bronze medal but also set a new personal best in the U18 Girls’ 2000m Steeplechase. Third-year Diploma in Business student-athlete Jamie El-Redha Ang Norhisham delivered impressive performances in the 100m and 200m events despite the scorching heat in the Philippines. Meanwhile, Abdul Raqib Abdul Razak, Raam Kumar Muthukumaran, and Sheik Fayz Sheik Alau’ddin represented Singapore admirably at the Perak Open from 10-12 May.


Sheik’s impressive performance from the Perak Open extended into the KL Open. With his gold-medal winning throw of 40.65m, Fayz has earned the honour of becoming a member of the Men’s Discus Throw Club40, a commendable testament for him as he vies for a spot at the next SEA Games.

Secondary 1 student-athlete Mendel Tan wrestled his way to the podium at the United World Wrestling Asian Grappling Championships held from 4-6 May 2024 in the Philippines. His mastery in the U15 Grappling Gi 47kg event earned him a dazzling silver medal in his first competition since he joined Sports School.