Jeevaneesh Soundararajah Explained

Country:Singapore
Sport:Athletics
Event:1500 metres, 5000 metres
Birth Date:5 July 1993
Birth Place:Singapore

Jeevaneesh Soundararajah is a Singaporean athlete. He represented Singapore in the men's 5000 metres at the 2015 SEA Games[1] and 1500 metres at the 2021 SEA Games.[2]

As a schoolboy, he won the 1500 metres and cross-country events at the "A" Division National School Games, and was the first person to go below 15 minutes for the latter.[3]

On 8 January 2022, he won the Pocari Sweat 2.4 km challenge with a national mark of 6:52.97;[4] he lowered this mark by 2 seconds in the second edition of the race seven months later. In April he won the bronze in the 1500 metres at the Singapore Open with a time of 4:00.99.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Athletics: Singapore's Jeevaneesh Soundararajah ready for SEA Games after new PB in 1,500m | the Straits Times . The Straits Times . 16 April 2022 . Ganesan . Deepanraj .
  2. Web site: Soh Rui Yong vs Jeevanesh Soundararajah on 20 August. Not in court, but on the track . 26 July 2022 .
  3. Web site: Soh . Rui Yong . 29 March 2011 . Cross Country: Jeevaneesh Soundararajah sets new course record as Hwa Chong end Rafflesian dominance to win first a Div title since 2007 .
  4. Web site: Choo . Daryl . 9 January 2022 . National runner Jeevaneesh Soundararajah breaks Soh Rui Yong’s 2.4km record at Pocari Sweat run . 2024-07-31 . TODAY . en.
  5. Web site: Prabudass pleased with his performance | New Straits Times. K.. Rajan. 19 April 2022. NST Online.