The one year reign of Busary (white house) came to an end as Congregation (Purple House) emerged as the new champion of the 28th Inter-House Athletics Competition International School University of Lagos (ISL) held at the Sports Centre, University of Lagos.
With a boast of 11 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals, Congregation was crowned the winner while School (green house) finished second with 10 gold, eight, and six bronze medals.
Chancellery (Yellow House) came third with eight gold, three and four bronze medals while the defending champion, Bursary, placed fourth with six gold, three silver and 13 bronze medals.
Registry (Red House) came fifth with four gold, 12 silver and four bronze medals, however, Senate (Blue) placed sixth on the log after registering two gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals.
In the march past, Chancellery topped while the schools’ invitational relays in the boys’ and girls’ categories were won by the Kings and Queens colleges respectively.
For the school’s Principal, M.B. Malik, parents and guardians should encourage their wards in sports. “When a child shows skills in sports, we should encourage such a child water the skill, nurture it and help the child to grow in it. Look at Neymar today, look at Messi, Usain Bolt, they are all sportsmen making waves. It is not all about the classroom,” he said.
In the words of the Chairman of occasion, Otunba Kolayusuf Olokodana, the occasion was very beautiful and everything went fine. “My advice to the parents is to allow their children participate in sports. Exercising one’s body regularly drives away sickness and makes them strong always.”
The Chief Guest of Honour, Prof. W.A. Makanjuola also described the occasion as an opportunity for the students to unwind, interact, and compete with one another.