Swinburne emerges overall champion in Masiswa Games Sarawak Zone again
KUCHING: Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus ( Swinburne Sarawak) has proven its prowess at the recent Masiswa ( Majlis Sukan IPTS Malaysia) Games Sarawak Zone 2018 by emerging as the overall champion for the seventh time.
With an overall score of 104, Swinburne Sarawak defeated first runner-up University College of Technology Sarawak ( overall score 43) and second runner- up Technology College Sarawak (overall score 34) hands down.
Swinburne won gold medals for ten- pin bowling, basketball, badminton (mixed double, women single and men single), chess (single and team) and ping pong (women double).
It also won silver for badminton (women double and men single), chess (single), futsal (male), and ping pong (men single, women single and mixed double), as well as bronze for badminton (men double), chess (single), volleyball, and ping pong (men single, men double, women single and women double).
A total of 690 athletes from 19 private institutions of higher learning in Sarawak participated in the annual sporting meet.
They competed in eight games namely futsal, netball, basketball, ping pong, ten- pin bowling, volleyball and chess.
“Swinburne team was led by chef- de- mission Abdul Rahim Mohammad.
The games was organised by Swinburne’s Aniziatun Basar and Masiswa secretariat from various private institutions of higher learning in Kuching and coordinated by Masiswa coordinator Sarawak Zone Mohamed Hisyam Jamal Mohamed,” added a press release by Swinburne Sarawak.
The closing ceremony held at MBKS Indoor Stadium was attended by Masiswa advisor Dato’ Professor Ir. Dr Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha, Masiswa coordinator Sabah Zone Morsede Mohammad and guests from participating institutions