#Sports

Bakoteh SSS, Latrikunda UBS clinch inter-school crowns

Mar 15, 2022, 12:29 PM | Article By: Lamin Gibba

Bakoteh Upper and Senior Secondary School were over the weekend crowned champions of the 2022 Gambia Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) inter-school’s athletic championship held at Independent Staduim in Bakau.

The crown was the first for Bakoteh Upper and Senior Secondary School after bagging 365 points. They received gold medals and a cash price of D100, 000.

Runners-up Charles Jaw Senior Secondary School received silver medals and a cash price of D50,000 while St Michael Senior Secondary School who finished third place received bronze medals and a cash amount of D25,000. 

In the Upper Basic School category, Latrikunda Sabiji Upper Basic School alias “Plasas” received gold medals and a cash price of D50, 000 as winners. The Latrikunda-based school won the national inter-schools athletics championship for the fifth time in a row.

Runners-up Barra/Essau Upper Basic School got silver medals and a cash amount of D25, 000 while St Martin’s Upper Basic Cycle received bronze medals and cash price of D15, 000 as third place occupants.