Garden International School (GIS) hosted an international sports’ tournament recently – and came away with dozens of medals.
FOBISIA (The Federation of British International Schools in Asia) held its Under 13 Games at GIS from March 12-15 and top teams from around South Asia came to GIS for swimming, athletics, basketball and football competitions.
The event began on March 12 with a welcome dinner at the Purimas Beach Hotel in Ban Chang, near Pattaya. The first day of action saw an early-morning start for the athletics, followed by an afternoon of swimming. On the following days the basketball and football competitions took place, and on the final night there was a gala dinner and disco.
A GIS high-jumper flies over the bar.
The first day of competition was very successful for the students of GIS. In the track and field event, held at the Navy Stadium, Sattahip, both the boys and girls teams finished as champions. Then in the afternoon swimming competition, which is always a very exciting event, it was close at the finish, with the boys taking first place while the GIS girls missed out by just 3 points, but were very worthy runners-up.
After a night’s rest, the boys took part in the basketball and the girls in football. The basketball team hustled well and were unlucky but the girls fitness paid off and they were crowned football champions, only letting in 3 goals and scoring 18.
Swimming was one of the many sports seen at the Games.
The third day of competition saw all the players start to feel the strain but still both boys and girls from all the teams gave 100% effort throughout the day. In the basketball event the GIS girls came back well in the last two games to take a well-earned fourth place.
Overall, the event was a huge success for the students and all will have lots of memories to savour for years to come.
The event showcased GIS as a centre for sporting excellence and also highlighted the school’s community feel, as many students gave up time to help run events and look after the visiting guests. The students, teachers, parents, staff and maintenance staff all worked hard.
Basketball players in action at the U13 FOBISIA Games held at GIS from March 12-15.
Teams came from the Kinabalu International School, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, the British School in Nepal, Bromsgrove International School, The Regent’s School, Traill International School and St Stephen’s International School, all from Bangkok.
Thanks go to Mr & Mrs Steele and Mr & Mrs Chatburn for their generosity in providing the funds for the athletic uniform for the U13 FOBISIA team.
The event was generously sponsored by Bangkok Pattaya Hospital and Lawton Asia Insurance Brokers.
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