The delegation of University of Science and Technology (USTC) swept 16 gold medals, 11 silvers and 8 bronzes in the 15th Sport Games of Anhui that began in Chuzhou in July. The games held once every four years is a comprehensive sports event with the largest scale, the most sportså and the highest level in Anhui.

During this summer holiday, Department of Education of Anhui Province and the organizers made great efforts to carry out the games. USTC Physical Education Center and the delegation worked closely together to get ready for the games. More than 200 USTCers participated in 10 sports events, including volleyball, swimming, tennis, martial arts, badminton, track and field and ping pang.

Since the establishment of the campus natatorium, USTCers have been more eager to participate in after-school swimming exercises, and the swimming teaching has proved effective with the popularity among and the ability of USTCers greatly improved. The swimming team was led and coached by ZENG Ni and SUN Lulu respectively. 12 male and 6 female athletes won 13 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze medals, sweeping all golds in relay races and ranking first in total team scores, the gold count and the overall medal count.

USTC swimming team (Photo from USTC)

Badminton has always been a traditional event of USTC. The team consisting of 5 male and 5 famale athletes was led and coached by ZENG Wen and YANG Xudong respectively. The team won one gold medal (first prize) in men's singles, two silver medals (second prize) in mixed doubles and men's team, fourth place (second prize) in women's team and fifth place (third prize) in men's doubles and women's doubles.  

USTC badminton team (Photo from USTC)

Led by team leader LIU Dehai and head coach YIN Jianwei, the tennis team consisting of 4 male and 4 female athletes won the third place in men's team, the fifth place in women's team and the fifth place in men's singles.

USTC tennis team (Photo from USTC)

The male and female volleyball coaches have been SI Youzhi and CUI Xia respectively for a long time. In the last in the Anhui Province Student Sports League, the USTC men’s and women’s volleyball teams performed well and both won the second place. In this year's competition, some main players of the team left school after graduation, and their overall strength declined. The men's team finally won the fourth place, and the women's team won the third prize.

USTC volleyball teams (Photo from USTC)

In the track and field events, the team led by XU Xinming participated in the first group. WU Chenglin, TANG Li and Wang Lin were the coaches. The team won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 meters, the eighth place in the women's 800 meters, and the tenth place in the women's relay. The results of men's 100 meters and 200 meters reached the national second-class standard.

USTC track and field team (Photo from USTC)

It was the first time for USTC to participate in the martial arts event. The leader and the coach of the team were WANG Hongwu and WANG Dinghong respectively. In this competition, college athletes showed techniques and carried forward the quintessence of Chinese culture. Our team got the sixth place in men's group and the fifth place in women's group in swordplay.

USTC martial arts team (Photo from USTC)

The ping pang team was led by SUN Jinsong and coached by HU Yang. The team won men's team champion, men's doubles champion, the sixth place in women's team and the sixth place in women's doubles. It is worth mentioning that the men's team event has won four consecutive championships in the provincial competitions in recent years.

USTC ping pang team (Photo from USTC)

The quadrennial event is a test to USTC’s sports work. The members of USTC delegation have showed the spirit of competing and cooperation with their minds improved and friendship gained. In the future competitions, USTC athletes will continue to carry forward the spirit of unity and fighting and strive to win more honors for the university.

(Written by ZI Ba’re, edited by ZHANG Wenjing, USTC News Center)