3rd Asian University Beach Volleyball Championship & 2nd Asian University Golf Championship concluded successfully

 Thai teams were the biggest winners

QINGDAO – It is the first time for AUSF to host 2 championships at the same time. All the athletes have strived for their best, providing the audience with competitions at the highest level within the Asian university students. 

On 26 August, both the finals of the 3rd Asian University Beach Volleyball Championship and 2nd Asian University Golf Championship were staged. For the beach volleyball championship, Thailand was the biggest winner, grabbing the gold medals for both men’s and women’s teams, the silver medal for the women’s team and bronze medal for the men’s team. Oman won the silver medal for the men’s team, while the bronze medal for the women’s team went to China. As for the golf championship, Korea and Thailand showed great competence. Korea won the first place for women’s individual and men’s individual, the second place for women’s team and men’s team and third place for the men’s individual. Thailand won the first place for the women’s team and men’s team, the second place for women’s individual and men’s individual, and the third place for the women’s individual. Both of the third places for women’s team and men’s team went to China.

At 18:00, the Awarding and Closing Ceremony started in the official hotel. Ms. YAN Yachao, Deputy Director of Huangdao District Tourism Administration hosted the ceremony, which was attended by Mr. Omar AL-HAI, AUSF Senior Vice President, Mr. Preecha PRAYOONPAT, AUSF Assessor, Mr. HA Woong Yong, AUSF Auditor, Mr. Ruthnamudali, Technical Delegate of the 3^rd Asian University Beach Volleyball Championship, Mr. PARK Young Min, Technical Delegate of the 2^nd Asian University Golf Championship, Mr. ZHAO Xingji, Vice Governor of Huangdao District as well as the OC Vice President, Mr. LI Caiyuan, Director of Huangdao District Tourism Administration, Mr. PANG Jinzhao, Deputy Director of Huangdao District Tourism Administration, Mr. DING Ming, deputy Director of the Huangdao District Sports Center, Mr. WANG Shilei, Deputy Director of Huangdao Festival Exhibition Office, Mr. ZHANG Dongguo, Deputy General Manager of Huangdao Development Group, Ms. YAN Yuetong, Deputy Director of Federation of University Sports of China. The winners received medals from the aforementioned distinguished guests and received long-lasting applause from all the participants.

Medal Ceremony Beach Volleyball

Then on behalf of Huangdao People’s government as well as the organizing committee, Mr. ZHAO Xingji expressed his sincere thanks for all the athletes, referees and volunteers and welcomed everybody to come to Huangdao again. Mr. Omar AL-HAI, as AUSF representative, extended the highest appreciation to the Organizing Committee for the devoting work, and thanked all the participants for supporting AUSF championships. With the announcement from Ms YAN Yachao, the 3rd Asian University Beach Volleyball Championship and 2nd Asian University Golf Championship concluded successfully, and the farewell party began. During the banquet, Thailand team brought fantastic dance; Mongolian athletes showed their talent of singing and Chinese students performed a song depicting the valuable friendship, pushing the party to the climax.

Chinese participants singing

It is hard to say farewell, let’s meet in the next Asian University Championship—5^th Asian University Men’s Basketball Championship scheduled in November in Chinese Taipei.

(Source: AUSF Secretariat)