NPSC 2013, UKM Bangi

I know this is kinda late and Berita Kampus had already published this, but its not the same without the real experience, shared by those who were actually there ;D So here goes :

 

On 19th April 2013, 90 students from our Pharmacy School departed to UKM Bangi to pursue their dreams in bringing back the trophy which was taken by UIA last year. That night, the opening ceremony had took place and it was great. Each university (especially USM!) showed extreme competitiveness for the events that will take place :D

20th April 2013, Saturday
 

On the first day, all of us was taken to the court for a warming up session before starting any of the games. 

Later on, the events started (yesss,all of them at the same time! Imagine the supporters yang kena berlari ke sana sini untuk sokong USM's teams!) From netball, to volleyball court, futsal, sepak takraw, basketball... Phewww it was kinda hectic actually, plus with the sun blazing generously on that day. Despite all that, our athletes worked really hard in order to defeat their opponents. But maybe luck was not on our side this year, our teams were defeated in almost all the games, except for Sepak Takraw, Basketball and Volleyball. Its okay, there's always a next time right? :D As for the events held indoors, our Badminton athletes did an awesome job in placing 1st (for Men's Single) and 2nd (for Men's Double)! *applause*

Our Netball team :)

Our Basketball team :)

Our Sepak Takraw team :)

Our Futsal (Men) team :)

Our Futsal (Ladies) team :)

Our Volleyball (Men) team :)

Our Volleyball (Ladies) team :)

Badminton (Single) :)

Badminton (Double) :)

That night held the event that we've been waiting for, the event that will somehow raise your adrenaline levels even if you're not competing : THE TRACK & FIELD EVENTS! Supporters from all universities were shouting like crazy (believe me,it was crazy. You don't even get to see this at shopping sprees) For every single event, the supporters were really loud and energetic, screaming their varsity's names, jumping up and down as their participants ran towards the finishing line!

 

At the end, since we've gone tired from screaming from the seats, we went down near the track to continue screaming and supporting! I bet somebody did record that moment,its Nurulhani Rosli I think :D The athletes were awesome and all in all, I'd say we really did a great job at the track! We won quite a number of medals (I don't quite recall what the events were, please forgive my low memory capacity -.-)

21st April 2013, Sunday

On Sunday morning, it was time for traditional sports! The events held were : Kelereng, Terompah Gergasi, Lari dalam Guni and the creme de la creme event, Tarik Tali!

 

  

The happy faces after winning :D

 

And do you know what's the most surprising fact that we've came across during this event? Its the fact we, pharmacy students of USM, are actually soooo good when it comes to traditional sports! Well, how can we not be good when we got the top 3 places for almost all events? ;D We even came up with a conclusion that next year, we should really focus on training for traditional sports and obtain 1st place for all events in this category :3

"Kita ni budak budak kampung je, game kampung reti la main!"

After that, it was time for the closing ceremony. Again, we were really loud and energetic, as if we've won lots of medals (padahal orang lain lagi banyak kann). But that spirit, that confidence that never fades, that's what so special about us USM pharmacy students ;) 

 

For this year's NPSC, our team ended up being at 6th place *a round of applause for all the ahtletes!* But its okay, for next year's NPSC (which will be held at IIUM Kuantan), we will definitely be back, more prepared and enthusiastic than ever, and we will fight hard in order to bring back the trophy to USM! 

"I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying." - Micheal Jordan

PS : For more photos, feel free to scroll over! (NPSC 2013)