IPT athletes contribute 17 out of 32 medals in Asian Games

PUTRAJAYA: Athletes from institutions of higher learning (IPT) contributed 17 out of the 32 medals, including three golds, that Malaysia won at the recently-concluded Hangzhou Asian Games.

The Higher Education Ministry said in a statement that a total of 93 IPT athletes were in the national contingent at the quadrennial Games, including from Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia as well as several overseas students.