Developing All-Rounded Athletes

2019 Singapore Sports School Combined Events Invitational

They ran, they jumped, they hurdled, they threw. Over two days, 86 youth athletes in the Under 13 and Under 14 age categories competed to be the most all-rounded track and field athlete at the 1st Singapore Sports School Combined Events Invitational.

Four sports schools from Malaysia – Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS), Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Pahang (SSMP), Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Terengganu (SSMT) and Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail (SSTMI) – were invited to 1 Champions Way to raise the competitive bar at the inaugural meet from 28 to 29 September 2019.

Athletes competed in four events: 80m Hurdles, 600m, Long Jump and Shot Put in the U13 age-group; and 100m Hurdles, 600m, High Jump and Shot Put in the U14.

BJSS dominated in the Boys and Girls Under 14 Team category, while SSMP claimed the top spots in the U13 age-group. Singapore Sports School student-athletes did well to finish top two teams in the Boys and Girls U13, and Boys U14 categories; and third in the Girls U14. It was a close fight between Singapore Sports School and SSMP for the Boys U13 team title, but the latter eventually secured the trophy 10 points ahead of the home team. Singapore Sports School’s U13 team’s performance was bolstered by Secondary 1’s Lucas Fun Le Cong who emerged champion in the category.

The two-day meet concluded with the Mixed Medley 4x100m Relay which saw Singapore Sports School’s quartet of Liao Fong Jun, Olivia Sallit, Samantha Theresa Ortega and Zach Chia Chin See combined good teamwork and speed to cross the line in first place.

The multi-events approach is adopted by the Track and Field Academy, in line with the Long-Term Athlete Development philosophy. Through participation in multi-events, youth athletes are provided a balanced development in fundamental skills that will benefit them in high-performance sport. Avoiding early specialisation also prevents injury arising from overuse of certain muscles.

Singapore Sports School U13 to U15 student-athletes will be heading up to BJSS for their annual International Combined Events competition from 2 to 3 November 2019.

RESULTS

Team

Boys Under 13

1st – Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Pahang (10,320 points)

2nd – Singapore Sports School A (10,310 points)

3rd – Bukit Jalil Sports School (10,090 points)

4th – Singapore Sports School B (8,470 points)

Girls Under 13

1st – Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Pahang (9,250 points)

2nd – Singapore Sports School A (7,250 points)

3rd – Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Terengganu (7,140 points)

Boys Under 14

1st – Bukit Jalil Sports School (11,730 points)

2nd – Singapore Sports School A (10,940 points)

3rd – Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail (9,810 points)

4th – Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Pahang (9,680 points)

5th – Singapore Sports School B (9,510 points)

Girls Under 14

1st – Bukit Jalil Sports School (10,650 points)

2nd – Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Pahang (8,520 points)

3rd – Singapore Sports School (7,420 points)

Individual (Only Singapore Sports School student-athletes in Top 10 of each age-group)

Boys Under 13

1st – Lucas Fun Le Cong

6th – Edsel Poh

8th – Mohammad Martin Hazim Mohammad Ghazali

10th – Mohamad Hyder Anarqi Mohamad Rohaizad

Girls Under 13

3rd – Sharifah Falisha Syed Ahmed Riadh

7th – Angela Li Yu Qing

Boys Under 14

4th – Kyan Chong Jun Xiang

5th – Zach Chia Chin See

6th – Liau Fong Jun

8th – Ezra Nur Iman Zainal

Girls Under 14

3rd – Samantha Theresa Ortega

10th – Olivia Sallit