The University of Abuja has concluded its marketing campaign on the fifteenth West African University Games (WAUG) with 13 medals, highlighting the contributions of student-athletes competing throughout totally different sporting disciplines.
The college secured one gold, six silver and 6 bronze medals on the competitors hosted by Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, from October 2 to 12.
However, past the medal tally, the performances revealed how college students from totally different educational departments contributed to the establishment’s sporting achievements.
Political Science pupil Daniel Prince Chukwudi delivered UniAbuja’s solely gold medal, rising victorious within the males’s under-87kg taekwondo class.
His achievement was supported by different opponents who reached the rostrum in the identical sport.
Osu Abubakar, additionally from Political Science, secured silver within the males’s under-80kg division, whereas Emmanuel Chigbu Chimeremeze of Agricultural Science completed second within the over-87kg class.
The college additionally recorded silver-medal performances by Samuel Miracle of Social Science Education and Muhammad Amina of Educational Management.
Physics pupil Akinsola Abdul Basit contributed bronze within the under-63kg class, whereas Etietsola Fransisco Inioluwa of Political Science additionally claimed bronze within the under-74kg division.
UniAbuja’s medal-winning performances prolonged past taekwondo.
In badminton, Business Administration pupil Angela Haruna secured silver within the ladies’s singles competitors.
She additionally partnered Samuel Martins to declare bronze within the blended doubles occasion, including one other medal to the college’s assortment.
The outcomes underline the vary of educational backgrounds represented by the college’s athletes.
While college sporting competitions present alternatives to win medals, additionally they supply college students a platform to develop their talents alongside their educational duties.
For establishments looking for to strengthen campus sports activities, such performances exhibit the worth of aggressive alternatives throughout a number of disciplines.
The WAUG competitors introduced collectively universities from throughout West Africa, permitting student-athletes to take a look at themselves towards regional opposition.
UniAbuja’s last tally displays contributions from a number of sports activities somewhat than dependence on a single athlete.
With the competitors concluded, the college’s consideration can now flip in direction of constructing on these performances and supporting its athletes forward of future championships.
For the medal winners, the achievements present one other milestone of their sporting journeys whereas they proceed pursuing their educational {qualifications}.
