The 28th CGU Sports Meet
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The 28th CGU Sports Meet
The 28th CGU
Sports Meet took place on the 15th of November. The meet was filled
with enthusiasm and excitement that created a real buzz. Due to the
ominous weather, the organisation committee re-arranged the
activities to suit the changing weather conditions. To kick off this
eagerly anticipated day, the organisation committee announced the
traditional running around campus. Running in the drizzle were
approximately 1,700 faculty members, staff, and students, who had
put in many days of practice. After running around campus, everyone
gathered in the gymnasium to attend the opening ceremony. CGU
President Prof. Chia-Chu Pao delivered a speech to thank everyone
for attending and participating in the event. Miss Nian-zhen Li, who
was the runner-up of the women’s karate competition (Tier 3) in the
2014 National Intercollegiate Athletic Games, led all athletes in
reciting an oath. She was also a student in the Department of Health
Care Management. Following the oath recital was the highly popular
tug-of-war competition. As soon as CGU Vice President Prof. Jan-Kan
Chen pointed a gun skyward and pulled the trigger, each team tightly
gripped the rope and pulled as hard as they possibly could. The
speculators cheered loudly and enthusiastically for their
classmates. In the end, the male students from the Department of
Chemical and Materials Engineering won, giving them back-to-back
championships. In addition, the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
women’s team secured a gold medal, too. Next was one of the most
awaited contests – the cheerleading competition, which took the
audience by storm. This year’s cheerleading competition included 17
teams from 18 departments. After months of rigorous practice, the
audience were absolutely enthralled by the cheerleaders’ bedazzling
moves. This created a vibrancy and youthful exuberance to spread the
cheerleading spirit. In the end, the Chemical and Materials
Engineering Department won first place in the competition.
While
celebrating Chang Gung University’s 28th anniversary, one of the
activities which took place simultaneously with the annual sports
meeting was the carnival. This year, adopting the theme of
international cuisines and cultures, CGU invited overseas students
and student clubs to showcase an array of delicacies from several
countries. The carnival featured original Chinese tea, Indian curry
cuisine, traditional Burmese food, Italian coffee, traditional
Chinese medicinal meals, and Japanese noodle soup. Other activities
included family stands, night market magic shows, ball games, and
environmental friendly toys DIY for kids to play with. These
activities gave participants an opportunity to appreciate the beauty
of different cultures.
The track and
field competitions resumed after the weather had cleared up in the
afternoon. The highly anticipated relay race drew the most
attention. With the crowds showing zealous boost of support,
athletes sprinted as fast as they could. The crowds screamed and
shouted when seeing their favourite athletes sprint at their top
speed towards the finish line. In the end, the administration staff
team, the Electrical Engineering Department, and the Department of
Biomedical Sciences won the gold medal in the categories of
faculties/staff, male students, and female students respectively. It
is worth mentioning that the Department of Electrical Engineering
achieved a great success by claiming the gold medal for 12 years in
a row in the male students’ relay race.
The closing
ceremony was held when everyone got together to celebrate the
achievements of the day. This year, several new records were set,
including men’s 100-meter race, 4 x 100-meter relay race, female
students’ 800-meter race, relay race, and faculties’ and staff’s
running around campus. In particular, 2 groups of 4 middle-aged men
broke records in 5 categories. In the end, the School of Medicine
won the sport award, and the College of Engineering won the teamwork
award. The 28th Sports Meet was concluded with high spirits and
smiling faces of faculties, staff, alumni, and students. |