Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology recently participated in the 2018 National College Games, winning 2 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 6 bronze medals, with a total of 20 medals and outstanding performances. STUST President Deng-Maw Lu also personally went to the National Universiade to cheer for the players, expressing gratitude and encouragement for this victory.

[STUST track and field athletes participated in the 4×100m relay of men’s group and won the second place.]

There are a total of 80 athletes from the STUST, participating in 9 sports competitions, including track and field, billiards, tennis, taekwondo, karate, badminton, boxing, swimming and competitive cheerleading. Zhong-Ming Li competed in the 400-meter hurdles in the men’s group, and Yi-Jing Chang participated in women’s taekwondo individual group; both won the gold medal. In the track and field event, Li-Min Chen participated in men’s track and field decathlon, and Bai-Wen Wang participated in men’s 100 meters; both won silver medals. In men’s 4×400m relay and 4×100m relay, STUST won silver medals. In taekwondo, Hu-Yan Wu the silver medal in the 46kg class in women’s taekwondo. In addition, they won 6 bronze medals in track and field. In table tennis, boxing and competitive cheerleading, the individual athletes of STUST also achieved outstanding results. They won a total of 20 medals in this event.

[Zhong-Ming Li from STUST won the first place of 400m hurdle in the 2020 National College Games. From left to right are the track and field coach Jia-Lin Du, Zhong-Ming Li, and Director Rong-Yu Su of PE Center.]

Director Rong-Yu Su of the PE Center of STUST said that the outstanding performance of the teams was the result of the tireless and diligent training of the athletes over the past year. It is worthy modeling for all the teachers and students of the university. In addition, the coaches of each event also provided patient training and guidance. In addition to the enhancement of the athletes’ physical fitness, they also taught the players how to deal with everything. Only when the players can break through themselves and gain experience from the competition can they accumulate the energy to move forward, which is the most precious assets for students.

[STUST President Deng-Maw Lu personally went to the National Universiade to cheer for the athletes of STUST.]

Deng-Maw Lu, President of STUST, said that he always hopes that the contestants will be able to break through their limits and show their strength in various competitions in the future. In addition, he also encouraged both teachers and students on campus to establish the concept of "sports for a lifetime," which would bring up a kind of school-wide atmosphere for sports. In addition to the school’s teacher-student sports games, basketball, volleyball, badminton and billiard games, STUST has also built a wind and rain court and updated the PU tracks to complement the school’s multifunctional sports venues with indoor billiards, badminton and gymnasiums. The Yoho Gym provides teachers and students with sufficient space in the school to exercise, thereby enhancing the awareness of the importance of sports among the teachers and students and putting it into practice to achieve the goal of a fitness powerhouse.

[STUST team won 2 gold, 5 silver, and 6 bronze medals in the 2020 National College Games".”]

President Lu further stated that a great university must have excellent athletic performance, which comes not only from exercises of the body, but also from exercises of the will. Only with a strong body and a strong will power can teachers and students become academically outstanding. This year, due to the novel coronavirus pneumonia pandemic sweeping the world, many competitions could not be held, but this cannot be a reason for stopping education. During this period, STUST won 1 gold and 2 silver medals at the American Outstanding Industrial Design Award (IDEA), 2 winners at iF Design Award, and 4 outstanding awards in German RedDot Brand and Communication Design Award. Now STUST has also won good results in the National College Sports Games, which again shows that the teaching innovation of STUST has begun to have its harvest. He hoped that teachers and students of the school will continue to work hard to promote, helping STUST continue its goal of becoming a first-class university.

[STUST team won 2 gold, 5 silver, and 6 bronze medals in the 2020 National College Games.]