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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 11 JUNE, 2017
SPORT
At the close of the
2017 UWI Inter-Campus Games on June
1, 2017, two points separated the defending champions,
Mona Campus, from their closest rivals. Mona tallied 102
points and Cave Hill was right behind with 100 points. St.
Augustine closed with 76 points, coming in third place
and the Open Campus team, which competed only for
the second time in the Games’ 52-year-history, earned 18
points. The St. Augustine team came away overall winners
in cricket, swimming and table tennis.
From May 25, teams comprising over 500 student
athletes competed for athletic glory. The tournament,
themed “TheMaking of Champions,” saw athletes test their
talent and skills in ten disciplines and the atmosphere of
friendly rivalry at the Games’ kick-off continued during the
MAKINGCHAMPIONS
closing ceremony held at the Cave Hill Campus.
As he presented the trophy during the closing
ceremony, UWI Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary
Beckles spoke of the extraordinary work of the coaches,
administrators and the student athletes who contributed to
the success of the event. “These Games are so important to
the prestige of our institution and to the values we associate
with higher education and the young citizens (whom) we
are preparing to lead this region,” he said.
Host Campus Principal, Professor Eudine Barriteau
noted the athletes’ determination, perseverance, fighting
spirit and magnanimity during the tournament. She said
their fun-filled sportsmanship left an indelible mark on
each person present and served as a reminder that even
though they came from four Campuses, they represented a
unified UWI. “You have given us eight unforgettable days,”
said Professor Barriteau. I am sure that most of you came
as competitors and are leaving as friends. Such is the power
of The UWI Inter-Campus Games—to unify, forge lasting
friendships, create lastingmemories, break down insularity,
and set the stage for the formation of crucial alliances that
can foster and facilitate personal and institutional bonding.
And in doing all of this, we strengthen regionalism, because
this Caribbean belongs to all of us, but especially to you,
the region’s future.”
The next UWI Games will be hosted by the Mona
Campus in 2019.
PHOTOS: KEYON MITCHELL
