UiTM S'wak champions of Borneo Universities Games
Published on: Saturday, August 23, 2014
Kota Kinabalu: Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sarawak emerged as overall champions of the Borneo Universities Games (Sukmab) after bagging three gold medals and one bronze at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Friday.Coming in at second place was Universitas Tanjung Pura, Kalimantan with three gold medals while third place went to host team, UMS, who bagged two gold medals and four silver medals.UiTM Sarawak's three gold medals came from petanque, women's volleyball, and women's futsal while their bronze medal came from men's futsal.
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Meanwhile, Tanjung Pura's three gold medals came from chess, takraw and men's futsal.UMS took gold for men's beach volleyball and men's volleyball and their four silver medals came from petanque, table tennis, takraw and men's futsal.During the closing ceremony, UMS Deputy Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Alumni, Associate Professor Dr Ismail Ali said that regardless of the results, he is very proud of all the 27 contingents in Sukmab this year for showing great sportsmanship and discipline throughout the meet."I hope all the universities and colleges who took part in Sukmab this year will continue to do so in the coming Sukmabs, especially our friends from Brunei and Indonesia.
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"Sukmab should be continued in years to come because I believe it helps greatly in the development and production of high capacity athletes in our universities," he said.According to Ismail, sport is also a medium that can be used to install unity among students and ultimately contribute towards the development of the country because students with healthy bodies will have healthy minds.
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