Eight medals in SUKIPT

UTAR Badminton team brought back a gold medal in Women Double category

UTAR students seized a total of eight medals in Sukan Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi (SUKIPT) 2018. It was held in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor from 2 February 2018 to 10 February 2018. The event was organised by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) in collaboration with the HEI Sports Council.

The event aimed to uplift the spirit of national integration through sports among students of higher learning Institutions and enhance health and life quality of younger generation by making sports a lifestyle among student.

The biennial event issued a total of 27 games, namely soccer, table tennis, cricket, golf, fencing, cycling, track & field, swimming, tenpin bowling, badminton, volleyball, beach volleyball, netball, tennis, karate-do, taekwondo, international chess, archery, shooting, rugby 7-side, sepak takraw, silat, lawn ball, petanque, squash, hockey, and softball. It saw the participation of 92 different institutions of higher learning.

UTAR athletes proudly brought home one gold medal, one silver medal and six bronze medals. The achievement placed UTAR at the 26^th position in the ranking, surpassing its previous position which was 35^th.

List of medalists are as below:

Taekwondo:

1. Lay Yi Cong  & Tan Xiao Pei – Bronze
2. Tan Pei Lin – Bronze
3. Lum Xu Wen – Bronze
   
   

Badminton:

1. Lim Chen Yen & Loh Bao Ying – Gold
2. Voo Wei Xin & Goh Sueki – Bronze
   
   

Table Tennis:

1. Lee Kai Ni & Wan Chiau Xin – Silver
2. Lim Yi Yin & See Li Ying – Bronze
3. Wong Yee Cheng – Bronze
   
   

UTAR badminton medalists, third from right: Goh Sueki, Voo Wei Xin, Loh Bao Ying and Lim Chen Yen 

Taekwondo medalists, third from right: Lay Yi Cong and Tan Xiao Pei 

 Table tennis medalists, from left: Lee Kai Ni, Wan Chiau Xin, Lim Yi Yin, and See Li Ying