NTHU Brings Home the Gold in the 2010 Intramural Games
Women's hurdles
Table tennis team
NTHU swimming team
Vice president Ming-Chuen Yip posses with the 200 men's 200 meter butterfly winners
Taiwan's universities recently held the 2010 Intramural Games. One-hundred and fifty-six universities in total participated, vying for the ever coveted gold medal. This year, NTHU earned nine gold medals in various athletic competitions, placing the school in the 8th place for top gold medals received. This accomplishment is even more remarkable given that in the top ten, NTHU was the only school without a physical education department. Although NTHU brought home the same number of medals as last year's competition, this year NTHU replaced a previous medal with a gold. This year's big winner was the men's swimming team, being awarded with five gold medals.
In addition to receiving numerous medals in different events, NTHU athletes also went on to break records in many competitions: college student Wang Hong-Kai broke records in both the men's 100 and 200 meter butterfly. Undergraduate Wang Yu-Yao broke records in the 100 and 200 meter freestyle. Additional gold medals were won in women's hurdles and table tennis.
Thanks to the diligent practice and efforts of both athletes and coaches, NTHU was able to showcase the fact that her students are equally talented in, as well as outside of the classroom.