On February 11, 2007, SCIENCESS had organized the first ever Sports Carnival in IIUM Indera Mahkota campus. This event was held in IIUM Indera Mahkota compound. As the main objective of this sports carnival is to strengthen the brotherhood and sisterhood between all Kulliyyah Of Science (KOS) students and staffs, all the activities are team-based. The students are divided to 4 main groups : Coral, Chartreuse, Magenta and Dodge Blue whereas the staffs have their own team. As for the activities, there are futsal, 3 on 3 basketball and volleyball tournament for the brothers. As for sisters, there are netball and volleyball tournament plus two local games i.e. “Galah Panjang” and “Bola Beracun”.
Furthermore, there is also an activity that collaborate both brothers and sisters i.e. the Explorace. As it’s the only activity that needs explanation (plus I, myself competed in the Explorace), I’m going to elaborate more on it. Each team comprises of 8 members. There are 8 teams competing in this race. First team to arrive at the finish line i.e. IIUM football field wins the game. Explorace is not for the faint-hearted and “slow motion” runner as we have to race against the time. There are 8 checkpoints that participants have to go before reporting at the finish line. Upon arrival at each checkpoint, participants will obtain their clue for the next checkpoint. The clues aren’t given for free; participants have to complete all the tasks given by the committee at each of the checkpoints. The most not-so-sweet moment for me is that, at one of the checkpoint (KOS café to be exact), we have to transfer 10 disgusting centipede-like worms (I’m not sure about the genus or species. Still, it’s the kind of worm that you never ever thought of holding with your bare hands) into a container! However, only two members of each team have to do this task (that was me and my friend!). The catch is, you can only transfer one worm at a time. All the tasks given need teamwork, plus mental and physical fitness as well.
In spite of the extreme tiredness, (as a result of running all around campus under the hot sun), we find ourselves enjoying most of the time during the race. After all, the main objectives of this sports carnival are to enjoy ourselves and get to know each other. The final results and standings, however, will be announced during the upcoming SCIENCESS Family Day (you’ll get your prizes, don’t worry).
From my opinion, this sports carnival is a success! Congratulations to the director, and all committee members that have made it a wonderful experience for us, the students and staffs of KOS.Keep up the good work! Go SCIENCESS!!
Reported by : Saif
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