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Straits Times
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Vanessa Lee and Shaun Goh set national 5km road race records in Gold Coast
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Singapore's Shaun Goh and Vanessa Lee broke the men's and women's 5km road race national records respectively at the Gold Coast Marathon on July 5. SINGAPORE – Despite encountering flight delays that doubled her trip to a full-day affair, Singapore distance runner Vanessa Lee managed to claim the women's 5km road race national record at the Gold Coast Marathon. On July 5, the 27-year-old completed the race in 16min 57sec to finish as the fourth-fastest female competitor and go under Goh Chui Ling's previous mark of 17:08 clocked in 2022. She said: 'I'm especially grateful that everything came together on race day because the 48 hours leading up to it were chaotic. 'My Scoot flight to Melbourne was delayed from 2.30am to 6.30am and I missed my connecting flight to Melbourne. Virgin Australia was really nice to put me on the next available flight, but that ended up delaying for another one hour as well, so I took almost 24 hours to get to the Gold Coast.' To make matters worse, Lee fell sick after the flights, but she managed to recover in time to put in a strong performance. Thanking her friends, she said: 'I had a fever and my friends were really nice to buy Vitamin C shots and ginger tonic drinks for me. I slept a lot and was on liquids for 36 hours prior to the race and I thought I was not going to make it. But luckily, I managed to feel somewhat like myself again the night before the race. 'My goal going into this race was to break the national 5km road record, and with the sun out and the temperature around 20 deg C, the conditions were ideal for me.' Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Asean needs 'bolder reforms' to attract investments in more fragmented global economy: PM Wong Singapore CPF members can make housing, retirement and health insurance plans with new digital platform Singapore CPF's central philosophy of self-reliance remains as pertinent as ever: SM Lee Asia Dalai Lama hopes to live beyond 130 years, much longer than predicted Sport Liverpool will move on after Jota's tragic death, but he will never be forgotten Singapore Tan Cheng Bock, Hazel Poa step down from PSP leadership; party launches 'renewal plan' Singapore Rock climbing fan suddenly could not jump, get up from squats Life Japanese food in Singapore under $20: 5 hawker stalls serving restaurant-quality sashimi and donburi Lee has been in hot form of late. In May, she shaved almost five seconds off her own 3,000m steeplechase mark with a time of 11:04.18 to finish third at the Hong Kong Athletics Championships. She also holds four other national records in the 10km road race (35:55), 10km cross country (40:21), mile (5:18.63) and 5,000m (17:06.69). Her 5,000m track record, which met the SEA Games qualifying mark, was set at the Box Hill Run in Melbourne, Australia in March, as she smashed her previous mark of 17:26.62 set in 2024. Meanwhile, in less dramatic circumstances, compatriot Shaun Goh also delivered a men's 5km road race national record at the Gold Coast Marathon, as he finished fifth in 14:49 to surpass Soh Rui Yong's previous mark of 15:08 set in Spain in 2024. This is the 28-year-old's first national record of the year and his second overall, after he set the 10km road race national record of 31min in Australia in 2024. He said: 'Compared to Vanessa, my lead-up was relatively smooth. I was coming off a string of sub-par races and decided to reset three weeks ago after the Taiwan Open in June. Since then, I've been able to build some solid momentum heading into this race. 'I'm super stoked to come away with a 14:49. The race went amazing – there was a solid group of guys going at sub-15 pace, and I just tucked in for the first 3km. Things started to slow down a little after that, but I still felt strong and managed to pick off quite a few runners in the final stretch to finish fifth overall. 'I've definitely found more success racing in Australia than elsewhere. I think it mainly comes down to the favourable weather conditions and the strong depth of competition.' Goh is chasing for a spot at the SEA Games and he is within two per cent of the 5,000m track qualifying mark of 14:43.45. The runner is also just outside the range for the 10,000m track qualifying mark of 31:25.55. He added: 'Getting a solid result like this feels incredibly rewarding. I'm hoping this performance gives me the momentum I need heading into my final qualification opportunity for the 10,000m at the Queensland Championships on Aug 9.'
The Star
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Jing Xuan all pumped up to break national record in Gumi
PETALING JAYA: National javelin thrower Ng Jing Xuan is confident she has what it takes to break the 50m mark at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Gumi, South Korea, starting today. The 20-year-old said she is feeling motivated after competing at the Hong Kong Athletics Championships last month, and is hopeful to set a new national record in South Korea.
The Star
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Teen discus thrower Riess rises to the occasion in HK Open
PETALING JAYA: At just 17, Riess William Ling Eng Meng is already making waves in the athletics scene and his latest performance proves he's no ordinary teenager. Competing against seasoned athletes at the Hong Kong Athletics Championships last week, Riess stunned the field by clinching the men's discus gold with a commanding throw of 48.63m at the Wan Chai Sports Ground.
Borneo Post
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Borneo Post
S'wakian hammer thrower Grace Wong eyes breaking 60m mark in quest for Asian medal (Video)
(From left) Grace poses with gold medallist Taehui Kim from Korea and bronze medallist Hiu Ki Tam from Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Athletics Championships. – Screengrab from Facebook/Olahraga Malaysia/Malaysia Athletics KUCHING (May 16): National hammer thrower Grace Wong Xiu Mei has set her sights on breaking the 60-metre mark and achieve a podium finish at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea on May 27-31. The 25-year-old athlete from Sarikei threw 57.99m at the Hong Kong Athletics Championships last weekend for the silver medal. However, this was poorer than her personal national record of 62.48m and best score of 58.91m this season at the Philippines Athletics Championships early this month. 'Although I won the silver medal, I know I can do better. Currently, I am just maintaining my basic form and am not at my peak yet. 'I have the next two weeks to adjust and improve. I will focus on strengthening my strength and technique. I hope to make a breakthrough in the Asian Championships and even compete for a medal,' said Grace, who is ranked 219 globally for women's hammer throw, in an interview. In 2015, at the young age of 15, Grace represented Malaysia at the Wuhan Asian Athletics Championships and ranked fifth with a distance of 53.10m, becoming the youngest participant in the Malaysian delegation. Since then, she has continued to improve, throwing 57.18m in Bhubaneswar, India in 2017 and finishing in eighth position, while at the 2023 Asian Championships in Pattaya, Thailand she finished in seventh place with 57.99m. Her Southeast Asian Games record has been stellar with gold medals at the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games, 2022 Hanoi SEA Games, and 2023 Cambodia SEA Games, where she set a throw of 61.87m. Her national record of 62.48m was set at the 2023 Malaysian Athletics Grand Prix. Currently returning to the National Sports Council for training, Grace will take the Asian Athletics Championships as her new goal and also looks forward to the SEA Games, which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand at the end of the year. Asian Athletics Championships Grace Wong Xiu Mei Gumi lead
New Paper
11-05-2025
- Sport
- New Paper
Vanessa Lee sets her second national record of 2025
Vanessa Lee's national record-breaking spree continues as she rewrote her own women's 3,000m steeplechase mark with a time of 11min 4.18sec to finish third at the Hong Kong Athletics Championships on May 10. She shaved almost five seconds off her previous best of 11:09.16 set at the 2024 Singapore Open, as she gets closer to Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Huong's 2023 SEA Games bronze-medal time of 11:00.85, which is also the qualifying mark for this year's SEA Games set by the Singapore National Olympic Council. Ahead of her, South Korea's Bohana Nbm won in 10:48.01 and Hong Kong's Tsang Hiu Tung was second in 11:01.52. Lee, 27, has been in fine form over the last couple of years. Besides the steeplechase mark, she also holds four other national records in the women's 10km road race (35:55), 10km cross country (40:21), mile (5:18.63) and 5,000m (17:06.69). Her 5,000m record was set at the Box Hill Run in Melbourne, Australia in March, obliterating her previous mark of 17:26.62 clocked in 2024. Lee had finished sixth in the women's 5,000m and seventh in the 10,000m at the 2023 SEA Games, but her women's 5,000m personal best is faster than Vietnamese Pham Thi Hong Le's silver-medal winning time of 17:06.72. Also at the Wan Chai Sports Ground, 21-year-old Elizabeth-Ann Tan broke sprint queen Shanti Pereira's national women's under-23 record in the 100m by a hundredth of a second when she won her semi-final in 11.72 to qualify for the final on May 11 as the second-fastest athlete behind Hong Kong's Chan Pui Kei, who won her semi-final in 11.70. Pereira had set the previous mark of 11.73 at the 2017 SEA Games and equalled the time at the 2018 Singapore Open, while Tan also clocked the same time at the 2025 Singapore Open in April.
