Hosted at the Siyabuswa campus, the Sports Day drew enthusiastic crowds, comprising both participating students and staff members, as well as avid supporters who came to cheer on their favourite male and female athletes.
Participants eagerly embraced the array of sporting challenges offered at UMP, engaging in disciplines ranging from athletics to football (both male and female divisions), from the strategic manoeuvres of chess to the traditional games of Diketo, Morabaraba, and Encuva.
It was an exhilarating day for sports stars and fans.
Below are the results of the competition:
BASKETBALL
Women: Mbombela
Men: Mbombela
FOOTBALL
Women: Mbombela
Men: Siyabuswa
Staff Men: Siyabuswa
NETBALL
Students: Mbombela
Staff: Mbombela
VOLLEYBALL
Women: Siyabuswa
Men: Siyabuswa
ATHLETICS
100m Women
1. Tondani Ndou: Mbombela
2. Maymoonah Nhate: Mbombela
100m: Men
1.Sfiso Ngwenyama: Mbombela
2.Ntiyiso Makhobela: Mbombela
200m: Women
1.Fortunate Banda: Siyabuswa
2. Kgotlelelo Rammabi: Siyabuswa
200m: Men
1. Ntiyiso Makhobela: Mbombela
2. Sfiso Makhobela: Mbombela
400m: Women
1. Maymoonah Nhate: Mbombela
2 .Ofentse Sebela: Mbombela
Staff and Students from the Mbombela and Siyabuswa campuses were competing against each other.
400m: Men
1.Nhlanhla Maluleka: Siyabuswa
2.Kgopotso Mahlare: Mbombela
800m: Women
1. Tondani Ndou: Mbombela
2. Maymoonah Nhate: Mbombela
800m: Men
1. Mahlatse Sethwane: Mbombela
2. Kabelo Sefali: Mbombela
4x100m Relay: Men
1. Siyabuswa
2. Mbombela
DIKETO
1. Thlokomelo Maswaneng: Siyabuswa
2. Molatelo Mamabolo: Siyabuswa
ENCUVA
Women
1. Onthathile Mahlomonyane: Siyabuswa
2. Khethiwe Shongwe: Siyabuswa
Men
1. Samuel Mello: Siyabuswa
2. Thokozani Mahlangu: Siyabuswa
MORABARABA
Women
1 .Nhlanhlane Jiane: Siyabuswa
2. Jessica Masilela: Siaybuswa
Men
1.Butane Kgabo: Mbombela
2. Tiisetso Letageng: Siyabuswa
CHESS
Women: Retshephile Khiba: Mbombela
Men: Lindokuhle Mkhabela: Mbombela
Some of the UMP Executive Management team that attended the event, included Vice-Chancellor Professor Thoko Mayekiso, Dean of Students, Dr Paul Maminza, Siyabuswa Campus Director, Dr Emmanuel Tshikwatamba, DVC: Postgraduate Studies, Engagement and Planning, Prof Moses Mbewe and Registrar Mr Sello Legodi.
Story and Pictures by the University of Mpumalanga.