By: Stephanie Teh
On the of 23rd February, 2013 a contingent of our
compatriots left ISV in the middle of the night, sacrificing sleep for the
privilege of representing NuMed in the Avicenna competition. Arriving at the
crack of dawn in KL, the participants competed in futsal, debate and basketball
against medical students from all over Malaysia. It was a day of immeasurable
pride for Newcastle University students, where the participants still managed
to score remarkable results despite it being only our second year in the
competition.
Both our male and female futsal teams had a fantastic run in
the competition. The male team consisting of Sang Hoon, Mkuzi, Lutfi, Premjeet,
Ali Ilhami, Izzudin, and Nazmi managed to secure second place, and were awarded
with silver. The team members of the
female team were Fairuz, Miza, Adila, Khausar, Naeimah, Afnan, Meenakshi, and
Siti Aisyah who managed to perform just as strongly coming in third place.
Videos posted on the NUMed Students’ Facebook group showed
the exhilaration when our boys won the semis in a penalty shootout where our
goalkeeper saved a remarkable 2/5 of the opponents’ penalty shots.
Naeimah has this to say about the entire competition: “It
was definitely an honour to win for Newcastle. Even though it was [sic] third
place but [sic] we are looking forward to become champions for NUMed one day.”
Our brilliant results in in the futsal category were
certainly a highlight of the day. Big congratulations to all the participants
for showcasing the fine quality of the students at NUMed. We’re only going to
greater heights from here on.
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