Liau, Wong, Choon, Tay and Choong with their medals
Six UTAR students nabbed one gold, two silver and three bronze medals in five categories at the Nottingham Ultimate Taekwondo Showdown (NUTS) 2017 held in the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus from 24 to 25 February 2017.
Choon atop the winners podium with her gold medal
International Business student Choon Siang Yong took home gold for the Female Bantamweight, Junior Category; while Accounting student Tay Shan Jing and Chinese Medicine student Wong Zixin took home silver for the Male Featherweight, Senior Category and Female Flyweight, Senior Category respectively.
International Business student Choong Poh Yee, Quantity Surveying student Tan Pei Lin, and Physiotherapy student Liau Vivian took home bronze for the Female Bantamweight, Senior Category; Female Flyweight, Senior Category and Female Flyweight, Junior Category respectively.
“Compared to last year’s tournament, our medal count has decreased from three gold medals because of stronger opponents. Nevertheless, it was a good platform for our athletes as this competition has helped them gain quite a bit of experience and exposure to a high standard tournament,” said Department of Student Affairs (Sungai Long Campus) Sports and Recreation Unit’s Ganavenoth Karunakaran.
Over 15 private universities and colleges took part in this competition. The Nottingham Ultimate Taekwondo Showdown (NUTS) 2017 was organised by the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus.
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