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KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah notched a notable improvement in their overall placing at this year's Malaysia Higher Learning Institutions

. Sports Carnival (SUKIPT) in Johor Bahru.

The third edition of the biennial . games concluded yesterday with

. UMS securing a seventh spot finish among 104 competing contingents from all over the country.

They won six gold, five silver and 12 bronze medals to improve their 11th spot achievement at the previous games and 14th spot finish at the inaugural edition four years ago.

UMS bagged two' gold medals in taekwondo and karate and one each in track and field and silat events.

UMS deputy vice chancellor (Student Affairs) Dr Ismail Ali congratulated the contingent on their successful outing. and effort to train for these games. this year would be maintained The closing ceremony was

"A seventh spot finish from They sacrificed their study time at the fourth edition in 2018," he officiated by . Johor Education 104 contingents including and in the end it was all worth it. said. Exco Mohd Jais Sarday. Also

. foreign institutions is a Well done again to everyone," he Towards this end, Ismail also present was Deputy Minister of fantastic achievement . The added. thanked UMS vice chancellor Prof Higher Education Malaysia Mary fact that there were a large Ismail also thanked UMS Datuk Dr Mohd Harun Abdullah Yap Kian Ching. number of national athletes sports centre for planning for supporting the athletes and A total of25 sporting disciplines from UiTM, UPM, UM and and successfully lifting the officials and inspiring them to do were contested in the games from Sunway University makes the university's student athletes at their best. January 25. It attracted a total of achievement even sweeter," he these games -the largest sporting "I believe it was his (Prof 6,243 athletes and 1,140 officials said when contacted after the platform in the country at this Datuk Dr Mohd Harun) constant from 104 contingents comprising closing ceremony yesterday. level. emphasis on excellence, be it public universities, Polytechnics,

"Congratulations to all "The centre did a great job in academic or non-academic community colleges and teachers' our athletes who won medals in planning and preparing our activities that helped to inspire all institutions from all over the especially the gold medallists and athletes for these games and I our athletes and officials to be the country including invitees from everyone for their commitment hope the achievement we notched best that they can be," he said. . Asean region.

Dr Ismail (2nd right), Mary Yap (3rd right) and Higher Education Ministry secretary-general Datuk Zaini Ujang with members of the UMS contingent at the closing ceremony of the 3rd Malaysia Higher Learning Institutions Sports Carnival (SUKIPT> in JOhor Bahru yesterday.