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Posted by Sha
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Part of the 23-strong Team Singapore presence at Selangor Open
At the recently concluded Kejohanan Olahraga Terbuka Selangor ke 72 or Selangor Open 2011, 23-strong Team Singapore athletes were present at the Malaysian state Championship.
Out of the total 16 events our local athletes took part, Team Singapore managed to haul back 17 medals in total, of which, 5 are gold, 5 silver and 7 bronzes.
The highlighted performances for the meet are Scott Wong men shot put, Kenneth Khoo men 400m and Stefan Tseng men triple jump.
Team Singapore delegation competition recap
Scott Wong
21-year-old Scott Wong after receiving his training overseas has improved by leap and bounds. After an impressive showing in Australia meets, the UK bound medical student tossed 15.71 meters in Selangor, and missed the SEA Games qualifying mark by just 4 centimeters at 15.75 meters. His previous best was 15.50 meters achieved recently at the Singapore U23 / Open Championship. He grabbed gold in the 7.26kg shot put men event.
Kenneth Khoo
Quarter-miler Kenneth Khoo continues his excellent form, once again clocking a sub-49 seconds for the one-lap. He lowered his season-best of 48.78 seconds established at Malacca Open in May, to 48.62 seconds. Chasing the favorite, a Qatari 400m specialist in the finals, the 29-year-old finished second in the scorching KL heat.
Stefan Tseng
Singapore Sports School alumni Stefan Tseng took another crack at SEA Games qualifying bid, but could only muster a 15.65 meters effort. The national serviceman however had a better jumping result this season at 15.87 meters achieved during the Singapore Open / U23 Championship. The 21-year-old is now within 3 per cent of the men triple jump men SEA Games qualifying mark of 16.02 meters.
Other highlight Team Singapore performances
5 Gold
- Long Jump Women, Nurul Jannah 5.29m
- Discus Men, Scott Wong 45.22m
- Shotput Men, Scott Wong 15.71m
- Javelin Women, Teo Hui Juen 36.84m
- Pole Vault Women, Justina Chan 2.90m
5 Silver
- 400m Men, Kenneth Khoo 48.62s
- Triple Jump Men, Stefan Tseng 15.65m
- High Jump Men, Daryl Lee Yi Rong 1.95m
- Discus Men, WeiDe Toh 39.48m
- Pole Vault Men, Dominic Chan 4.00m
7 Bronze
- 100m Men, Lim Yao Peng 11.37s
- 200m Men, Lim Yao Peng 22.83s
- 200m Women, Valerie Seema Pereira 25.33s
- 400m Women, Valerie Seema Pereira 59.75s
- 4x100m Men, Wings 43.80s
- High Jump Women, Michelle Sng 1.65m
- Pole Vault Men, Ng Kean Mun 3.80m
Related Links:
Selangor Open 2011 results
Selangor Open 2011 videos
Selangor Open 2011 photos
SEA Games qualifying mark
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6th Jul 2011
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