SEA Games: Calvin Quek wins Singapore's first medal in men's 400m hurdles since 1969
Calvin Quek set a new national mark of 51.19 seconds to finish behind winner Eric Cray of the Philippines.
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PUBLISHED ONMay 17, 2022 10:18 AMBySazali Abdul Aziz
HANOI - He needed an appeal to earn his ticket to the SEA Games, but Calvin Quek justified his inclusion on Tuesday (May 17) after he won Singapore's first medal in the men's 400m hurdles since 1969.
The 26-year-old set a new national mark of 51.19 seconds to finish behind winner Eric Cray of the Philippines (50.41sec) and Vietnam's Quach Cong Lich (50.82sec) at the My Dinh National Stadium.
Singapore's last medal in the event at the SEA Games came over half a century ago, when A. Sadayyapan also won bronze in Rangoon, now known as Yangon.
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