Mount Kenya University (MKU) badminton and woodball ladies emerged winners in their respective disciplines in the just concluded East Africa University games.
In athletics, 18-year-old Viona Wangari, a bachelor student in Oral Health overpowered the opponents from Uganda by winning silver medals in both 100m and 200m finals denying the Ugandan compatriots the top 3 podium finishes.
Other outstanding performances were recorded in athletics, taekwondo, karate, tennis, chess, darts, scrabble, table tennis and volleyball.
Mount Kenya University finished 9th best overall in the medal standing scooping seven gold medals, five silver medals, and 14 bronze medals in an event that saw 38 universities across East Africa compete.
Uganda’s Ndeje University emerged overall winners, Kenya’s USIU-Africa came second while Uganda Christian University (UCU) finished 3rd overall in the competitions that were held at Maseno University.
William Luta, the sports coordinator was full of praise to the University performance acknowledging how the event was a challenge in creating compact teams after many players withdrew from the tournament due to exams that were taking place at the same time of the event.
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“We had to work with who is available, we had to make the last-minute changes in many sports entries to allow those with exams remain at the campus to fulfill their important academic routines, but look at how marvelous the young men and women here fought it out to their last breath to deliver these good results,” Luta said.
He added, “I saw some play through injuries, some with tears and it tells you the passion these players exhibit and the pride they have in representing their university, we have also picked up important lessons that we need to invest in individual games by offering sports related scholarships if we need to compete effectively like the top three podium finishers.
By Kamau Njoroge
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