Sport Olympiad President University (SOPU) 2019 which was started its first competition on March 11, 2019 has officially ended. This biggest sport competition in President University ended with cheerleadance competition and final night on April 6, 2019.
Chosen as the closing competition, cheerleadance has effectively grasp people’s attention by showing energetic performances and amazing costumes. Cheerleadance, a combination of cheerleaders and dance has successfully united all the students to support their major and faculty. Roar of cheers from the supporters shook the arena where the competition was held.
After the cheerleadance competition ended, SOPU 2019 was closed with the Final Night which was held at park area of President University Convention Center. In this final night, appreciation was given to the winners from each sport. Not only listening to the winners announcement, people also was entertained by band and dance group performances. In this moment, Faculty of Engineering was crowned as both general winner and best supporter of SOPU 2019.
Becoming the university’s anual event, this sport competition between majors is organized by President University Student Union (PUSU). Various sports are competed in this event. There are basketball, futsal, volleyball, table tennis, swimming, badminton, thug of war, golf, relay race, chess, and billiard. Other than that, there are e-sport competition, which are DOTA, PES, PUBGM.
Bryan Junior Kohar, the project manager of SOPU 2019 explained, “Through this sport competition, committees hope that all participants from each team can establish closer relationship while enhancing a sense of sportmanship by respecting their victories and defeats.”
Not only students that are involved, lecturers and staff of President University also participated in SOPU 2019.
Sport Olympiad President University (SOPU) 2019 yang memulai pertandingan pertamanya pada tanggal 11 Maret 2019 resmi berakhir. Pesta olahraga terbesar di President University ini mengakhiri acaranya dengan pertandingan cheerleadance dan malam puncak pada tanggal 6 April 2019.
Menjadi pertandingan penutup, cheerleadance berhasil menarik perhatian semua orang dengan penampilan yang energik dan kostum yang cantik. Cheerleadance yang adalah kombinasi antara cheerleaders dan dance berhasil menyatukan seluruh mahasiswa untuk bersama-sama mendukung jurusan nya masing-masing. Gemuruh sorakan pendukung dari masing-masing jurusan berhasil mengguncangkan lapangan tempat di mana pertandingan cheerleadance diadakan.
Setelah pertandingan cheerleadance berakhir, SOPU 2019 ditutup dengan diadakannya malam puncak di lapangan parkir President University Convention Center. Di malam puncak ini, penghargaan diberikan kepada setiap pemenang dari masing-masing cabang olahraga. Tidak hanya mendengarkan pengumumkan pemenang, penonton juga dihibur dengan penampilan-penampilan dari band dan grup tari mahasiswa. Dalam kesempatan ini pula, Fakultas Teknik dinobatkan sebagai juara umum sekaligus pendukung terbaik SOPU 2019.
Menjadi agenda tahunan universitas, kompetisi olahraga antar jurusan ini diorganisir oleh Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa atau yang biasa disebut President University Student Union (PUSU). Beragam cabang olahraga dipertandingkan dalam ajang ini. Terdapat pertandingan bola basket, futsal, bola voli, tenis meja, berenang, bulu tangkis, tarik tambang, golf, relay race, catur, dan billiard. Selain itu, terdapat pertandingan e-sport, yaitu DOTA, PES, PUBGM.
Bryan Junior Kohar, ketua panitia pelaksana SOPU 2019 mengungkapkan, “Melalui pesta olahraga ini, panitia berharap peserta dari setiap tim dapat menjalin hubungan yang lebih erat sekaligus meningkatkan kepercayaan satu sama lain. Lebih lanjut, melalui pertandingan-pertandingan yang berlangsung, setiap peserta dapat meningkatkan rasa sportifitas dengan menghargai kemenangan dan kekalahan masing-masing.”
Tidak hanya diikuti mahasiswa, peserta dari SOPU 2019 juga berasal dari kalangan dosen dan staff President University.
