Day 5 of Athletics – SEA Games 2015

Rachel Yang soared 3.90 metres to clinch a silver medal and also a new National Record in the women pole vault event. Record pending ratification by SA

Women’s Pole Vault Final
1 Thailand CHOMCHUENDEE Cha. 4.10
2 Singapore YANG Rachel Isabel 3.90 PB
3 Philippines BUENAVENTURA Rie. 3.60
4 Singapore TEO Carmel 3.45

Team Singapore finish fifth with a timing of 3:17.44 minutes

Men’s 4x400m Relay Final
1 THAILAND 3:06.81
2 PHILIPPINES 3:06.84
3 VIETNAM 3:08.48
4 MALAYSIA 3:10.66 SB
5 SINGAPORE 3:17.44

41-year-old women 4x400m national record was finally erased. The quartet of T. Piriyah, Dipna Lim-Prasad, Goh Chui Ling and Shanti Pereira finally broke the mark, now stands at 3:40.58 minutes. Pending ratification by SA

Women’s 4x400m Relay Final
1 VIETNAM 3:31.46 GR
2 THAILAND 3:36.82
3 MALAYSIA 3:39.10 SB
4 SINGAPORE 3:40.58

Singapore’s Jannah Wong and Nur Izlyn finished sixth and seventh respectively

Women’s 100m Hurdles Final Wind +0.2
1 Thailand PUNSOONGNEUN Wal. 13.56 SB
2 Indonesia ERAWATI Dedeh 13.61
3 Vietnam TRAN Thi Yen Hoa 13.64
4 Indonesia NOVA Emilia 13.78
5 Malaysia RAJA AZHAR Raja 13.88
6 Singapore WONG Min Jannah 14.28
7 Singapore ZAINI Nur Izlyn 16.95

Singapore’s Raviin ran a PB timing of 3:56.96 to place seventh while another of Singapore representative Jianyong finished eighth with a timing of 4:00.33 minutes

Men’s 1500m Final
1 Vietnam DUONG Van Thai 3:47.04 PB
2 Philippines GUARTE Mervin 3:48.06 SB
3 Thailand YAPRAJAN Yothin 3:49.35 PB
4 Indonesia RIDWAN Ridwan 3:49.95 SB
5 Myanmar CHET Maung 3:54.15 SB
6 Malaysia HAMIZAN Ahmad Luth 3:56.08 PB
7 Singapore MUTHU KUMAR Raviin 3:56.96 PB
8 Singapore FANG Jianyong 4:00.33 PB
9 Cambodia KIENG Samorn 4:03.62
10 Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste DE CARVALHO Ribe. 4:12.29 SB

Singapore’s Eliza Ng finished 6th in her 1500m women event with a timing of 4:57.41 minutes

Women’s 1500m Final
1 Vietnam DO Thi Thao 4:28.39
2 Vietnam NGUYEN Thi Phuong 4:31.59
3 Myanmar THET Phyu War 4:33.25
4 Myanmar MYINT Swe Li 4:37.94
5 Lao People’s Democratic Republic INTHAKOUMMAN Lod. 4:39.61 PB
6 Singapore NG Yu Jun Eliza 4:57.41
7 Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste MARTINS Nelia 5:01.79 SB
8 Lao People’s Democratic Republic MINGHAMKYONG Cha. 5:20.72

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