On November 11th, the 16th Shanghai Games of Pacific Insurance Cup which lasted more than nine months came to an end at Shanghai Guangdian Building. The delegation of Tongji University won the President Cup with excellent results.
Over 40 coaches, 433 students and 86 student athletes were selected by the university to participate in 26 sport events, including track and field of college group, swimming, martial arts, football, basketball, handball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, tennis, golf, baseball, softball, dragon boat, chess and cards, rock climbing, sailing, cricket, aerobics, orienteering, cycling, squash and rope skipping. With the joint efforts of students and coaches, the university delegation won a total of 120 medals with a total group score of 2070, including 53 gold, 47 silver and 20 bronze medals. In the end, the delegation won the President Cup and the Sportsmanship Award by coming second in total group score and ranking second in the total number of medals and third in gold medals. The university also won an Excellent Competition Area Award for successfully hosting the badminton competition.
Last year, the university ranked the third both in total group score and in the number of gold medals. This year, we had better performances in total group score by finishing the second place, which was not only an assessment of the competitiveness of university’s physical education and the training of student athletes, but also a recognition of the PE and cultural construction in the university.
