By Asmahanim Amir
Pictures by Ikhwan Hashim

BANGI, 15 Feb 2018 – Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) volleyball team has been crowned as Best Male Team in Sukan Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi (SUKIPT) 2018 which closed on February 10.

The team who was lead by Faculty of Education student Mohd Aizat Mohd Zokri, won a gold medal after beating UPM with 3-1.

Mohd Aizat believed that their comradarie and good spirit contributed to the win.

“We trained really hard and did not stress in winning because we believe that what is important is the quality of our game. Victory will surely come if we work hard for it,” he said after the SUKIPT 2018 closing ceremony, recently.

UKM’s volleyball team consist of four players who represented the country in SEA Games 2017.

Meanwhile, for the first time this year, SUKIPT 2018 received participation from India, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. It was held from February 2 until February 10 in UKM, Bangi.

The ceremony was closed by UKM Board of Directors Chairman, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Ibrahim Saad. Also present at the ceremony was UKM Vice-Chancellor, Prof Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Noor Azlan Ghazali.