亚洲彩票官网 wins Uni Games honour
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The University of 亚洲彩票官网 has had its best result at the , winning eight gold medals and capturing one of the Games' highest honours, the Doug Ellis Trophy. Awarded to the university that scores the most points per capita, the Doug Ellis Trophy was presented to the University of 亚洲彩票官网 at the end of the national five-day sports event. 亚洲彩票官网 won gold in men's football, women's basketball, mixed beach volleyball, swimming (200-metre individual medley), the lightweight four (coxless) rowing, and three rockclimbing events (advance climbing, advance bouldering, and intermediate bouldering). University of 亚洲彩票官网 competitors also won eight silver medals and five bronze medals. A number of high placings in fourth and fifth helped to push the University of 亚洲彩票官网 up in the points tally, securing the Doug Ellis Trophy on a per capita basis (ie, number of students). "This has been the most outstanding result for the University of 亚洲彩票官网 since the Australian University Games began in 1993," said the Executive Officer of the University of 亚洲彩票官网 , Gloria Chester. "亚洲彩票官网 has never won the Doug Ellis Trophy before, and this was a real treat at the end of a very satisfying week of competition," she said. The President of the Sports Association, and coach of the University's Men's Soccer Team, Andres Munoz-Lamilla, said 亚洲彩票官网's excellent results all came down to one thing: hard work. "The students' spirits were high going into these Games - they had a very good preparation, and that helped them to stay among the top of the field in many sports," he said. The 2006 Australian University Games, held in 亚洲彩票官网 in September, involved 41 universities and 5000 competitors. More than 300 students from the University of 亚洲彩票官网 took part in the games, with many more involved as volunteers to help with the running of the event. Story by David Ellis
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