Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has emerged as the overall winner of the 28th Ghana University Sports Association (GUSA) Cross Country and 2nd Minor Games held at the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) in Somanya.
The week-long competition, which ran from October 27 to November 1, 2025, brought together 16 public universities under the theme “Harnessing the Lesser-Known Sports: The Key to Developing the 21st Century Sportsman.”
KNUST dominated across several disciplines, winning gold medals in Chess, Scrabble, and Tug of War, affirming their superiority in both physical and mental sports.
In the 10km Cross Country Mixed Relay, KNUST maintained a commanding lead from start to finish, ahead of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) and the University for Development Studies (UDS), who placed second and third respectively.
The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) took gold in Ampe, followed by C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS) with silver and host institution UESD with bronze.
KNUST also claimed gold in both men’s and women’s Chess, while University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) and University of Cape Coast (UCC) won silver in their respective divisions. GIMPA and GCTU earned bronze medals.
The Tug of War event saw KNUST clinch another gold, with University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) and UDS finishing second and third. In Scrabble, KNUST swept gold in both categories, ahead of UESD, GCTU, UCC, and GIMPA.
The results reaffirm KNUST’s dominance in university sports, reflecting a balanced pursuit of academic excellence and athletic distinction.
