The University of Cape Coast (UCC) emerged the overall winners at the just ended 8th mini Ghana University Sports Association (GUSA) games held at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium last week.
The school won a total of 20 gold medals, 11 silver medals, and 6 bronze medals.
Among the tertiary institutions which contested for the games included University of Cape Coast, the University of Education, (UEW) the University for Development Studies (UDS), and the University of Ghana (UG).
The rest were, the University of Mines and Technology (UMAT), University for Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) among others.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, Professor Joseph Ampiah Ghartey , Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast applauded the various institutions for exhibiting good sportsmanship during the games.
He also expressed delight with the level of talent on display adding that Local Organising Committee (LOC) did a great work with organisation despite the short notice they had at their disposal.
“The LOC did a good job despite the short notice they had at their disposal”, Professor Ampiah Ghartey noted.
The GUSA flag was lowered and given to the University of Ghana which would be hosting the next GUSA games in 2020.
Full list of results
400m Women final
1st – UDS
2nd – UCC
3rd – UCC
4th – UEW
5th – UDS
6th – UCC
7th – UEW
400m Men final
1st – UCC 1st
2nd– UG
3rd -UG
4th – UCC
5th– UEW
6th – UG
KNUST (non scoring)
7th – UDS
200m Women final
1st – UDS
2nd– UCC
3rd – UDS
4th – UCC
5th – UEW
6th – UEW
7th – UG
8th – UG
200m Men final
1st– UDS
2nd – UDS
3rd– UDS
4th – UG
5th – UEW
KNUST – DNS
UCC – DNS
UG – DNS
*DNS- DID NOT SHOW UP
5,000m Women final
1st – UDS
2nd – UNER
3rd – UDS
4th– UG
5th – UCC
6th– UCC
7th – UDS
100m Women final
1st – UDS
2nd – UCC
3rd – UCC
4th – UEW
5th– UG
6th – UG
7th – UDS
8th – UEW
Discus Women
1st – UG
2nd – UEW
3rd – UDS
4th – UG
10,000 Men
1st – UG
2nd – UCC
3rd – UDS
4th – UEW
4×400m Women
1st – UDS
2nd – UCC
3rd – UEW
4×400m Men
1st – UCC
2nd – UEW
3rd – UDS
4th – UNER
5th – UG
100m Men
UG 1st
UDS 2nd
UDS 3rd
UDS 4th
UDS 5th
UCC 6th
Pole Vault
1st – UG
2nd – UDS
3rd – UEW
Men medal table
UCC – 12 Gold, 4 Silver, 2 Bronze
UDS – 4 Gold, 5 Silver, 5 Bronze
UG – 3 Gold, 8 Silver, 8 Bronze
UEW – 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze
UNER – 1 Bronze
UmaT – No medal
UPSA – No medal
UMaT – No medal
UHAS – No medal
Women medal table
UDS – 9 Gold, 6 Silver, 7 Bronze
UCC – 8 Gold, 7 Silver, 4 Bronze
UG -1 Gold, 1 silver, 2 Bronze
UEW – 2 Silver, 4 Bronze
UENR – 1 Silver
UMaT – No medal
UHAS – No medal
UPSA – No medal
Total Medals Haul
UCC – 20 Gold, 11 Silver, 6 Bronze
UDS – 13 Gold, 11 Silver, 12 Bronze
UG – 4 Gold, 9 Silver, 9 Bronze
UEW – 1 Gold, 5 Silver, 9 Bronze
UNER – 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
UMaT – 0
UHAS – 0
UPSA – 0
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By: Calvis Tetteh|citinewsroom.com|Ghana