A Journey to Sportsmenship - NPSC 2015

The 8th National Pharmacy Sports Carnival (NPSC) was successfully held at USM Penang from 29th January to 1st February 2015. It was attended by athletes and supporters from a total of 12 universities (USM, UiTM, UKM, IIUM, UM, AIMST, TAYLOR'S, CUCMS, UNIKL, SEGI, NOTTINGHAM and AMU).

The 8th NPSC was markedly different and unique because for the first time the event was extended from a 3 days event to a 4 days event which allowed the participants to have a more fulfilling and memorable experience.

The competition of "Pentaque", "Squasy" and "Football" were also held for the first time during the Sports Carnival.

34 brave atheletes was sent to represent from Taylor's University School of Pharmacy led by the magnificent Captain Vincent Ngu, and our thoughtful Manager Kelly Chan.

 We arrived USM Stadium at 7.30pm and began to appease our growling stomach before the opening ceremony which would mark the commencement of tiring yet exciting Sports Carnival. The opening ceremony was trully awesome as we had the oppurunity to parade with our specially tailored flag of Taylor's University alongside with other contingents. The theme of the event was "Prescribe the Challenge, Dispense the Victory".

Say cheese~

On day 2 of the event, our athletes participated in Ping Pong (Men), Badminton, Pentaque, Track and Field.

The Pentaque Players

Ping Pong (Men): Our magnificent Captain Vincent Ngu defeated all opponents and was crowned as the champion in Ping Pong Men Singles, obtained the first gold medal for Taylor's University.

Ping Pong "King" was training with Ping Pong "Queen"

Badminton: Our former president, Jenning teamed up with Kah Hung in Men's Doubles, Hui Qi and Bong were paired in Women's Doubles while Kar Weng and Kar Mun joined Men's Singles and Women's Singles respectively. Kar Weng, Hui Qi and Bong managed to enter Men's singles and Women's doubles quarter finals respectively.

I jump!

Track and Field:
Men 100m: Aqil
Men 400m: Aqil
Men 4x100m: Kam, Jenning, Kai Xiang, Kah Hung
Men 4x400m: Vincent, Kah Hung, Han Yui, Kee Teng
Women 100m: Florence

Women 400m: Rachel
Women 4x100m: Caroline, Kelly, Bong, Ka Mun
Women 4x400m: Shiao Wei, Hui Qi, Yuet Man, Hui Wei

The runners.

On day 3, we participated in Ping Pong (Women) and Volley Ball (Women).

Ping Pong (Women): Once again, our arising star, Caroline emerged to become the champion in Ping Pong Women Singles and earned the second gold medal for Taylor's University.

Volley Ball (Women): The volley ball team was made up of 9 fearless souls, Wei Li, Guo Yan, Rachel, Kelly, Shuet Yee, Yuet Man, Wendy, Hui Yun and Florence. They were able to muster thier courage and venture into the exciting matches full of powerful strikes of volley balls.
At the same time, all of us were awed by the dexterous skills of volley ball players from UKM and also the spirit of their heroic captain who was able to face their opponents confidently and emerged to become the champion of Volley Ball Women.

Training before the day of competition.

Our first time wasn't that bad. >,<

All of us enjoyed the traditional games during day 4 of the event including "Lari Dalam Guni", "Terompah Gergasi", "Angry Bird" and "Tarik Tali".

The "Traditional" Team

Terompah Gergasi (Female)

Terompah Gergasi (Male)

Runing in the sack!

"My strongest men... are you ready?"

Pull~

The Closing Ceremony was held after the traditional game. We were all proud of the two ping pong players who contributed 2 gold medals for Taylor's University.

Tadaa~

This marked the end of NPSC 2015. It is indeed a wonderful memory and we hope to come back next year. Hopefully, be able to rule the track field, fly with the hawks.