Equity Bank overall winners of 35th Interbank Games

Equity emerged overall winners of the 35^th edition of the interbank games in the year the bank is celebrating 35 years since it began operation in 1984.

Equity Bank emerged victorious at the 2019 Kenya Institute of Bankers, KIB Interbank Games amassing 1,076 points to be crowned overall winners of the annual games, 4 points ahead of Central Bank of Kenya with 1,072 points.

Barclays Bank was third at a distant 67 points behind Equity with 1009 points. Equity claimed claiming 20 podium place finishes at the games that were held at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies in Nairobi as well as other locations in the city. The team finished in first position in 9 disciplines (football- men & women, basketball-men & women, table tennis- women, chess, handball women and Senior management run- women and men run). Equity also clinched seven 1st runners up positions and four 2^nd runners up positions in various disciplines.

Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage Amb. (Dr) Amina Mohammed who graced the event lauded the participants and winners “What I have seen today is truly amazing. Sports is about discipline and team work which you have demonstrated today and some of you are talented enough to be eligible for the national teams,” she sad.

Central Bank Governor Patrick Njoroge lauded the teams for the Olympic spirit saying, “I am proud of the staff of every bank that participated in the events and what you have been able to achieve” he added.

During a celebration dinner hosted for the Equity team at the Safari Park Hotel, Equity Bank Kenya Managing Director Gerald Warui who also participated in the games said the victory is timely gift to the bank as it celebrates 35 years anniversary. “The No.1 one trophy belongs to us now and the biggest challenge is now retaining it,” he Gerald.

Equity Bank Chief Officer, Human Capital & Administration Reuben Mbindu urged the teams to maintain that winning spirit as they return to their work stations. “Equity needs to remain the leading bank in all aspects of the banking sector but also in sports,” he added

TROPHIES- INTERBANK GAMES 2019
	EVENT	WINNER	SECOND	THIRD
1	Football men	EQUITY	KCB	BOA
	Football women	EQUITY	KCB	CBK
2	Basketball(men)	EQUITY	BBK	STANBIC
3	Basketball(women)	EQUITY	I&M	KCB
4	Squash(men)	CBK	BBK	EQUITY
5	Squash(women)	CBK	EQUITY	BBK
6	Badminton	NIC	NBK	BBK
7	Volleyball(men)	CBK	EQUITY	COOP
8	Volleyball(women)	KCB	BBK	EQUITY
9	Netball	AFC	EQUITY	CBK
10	Tug-of-war (men)	CBK	COOP	CBK
11	Tug-of-war (women)	COOP	KCB	BBK
12	Lawn tennis (men)	CBK	KCB	BBK
13	Lawn tennis(women)	CBK	COOP	BBK
14	Table tennis(men)	COOP	NBK	EQUITY
15	Table tennis(women)	EQUITY	SCB	BBK
16	Darts	CBK	EQUITY	COOP
17	Snooker	CBK	EQUITY	DTB
18	Draughts	CBK	EQUITY	BBK
19	Chess	EQUITY	SCB	NBK
20	Scrabble	SCB	BBK	NIC
21	Golf	CBK	SCB	KCB
22	Handball (men)	KCB	CBK	COOP
23	Handball (women)	EQUITY	CBK	COOP
24	Swimming (men)	KCB	BBK	EQUITY
25	Swimming(women)	CBK	NBK	BBK
26	Athletics (men)	CBK	POSTBANK	KCB
27	Athletics (women)	POSTBANK	EQUITY	I&M
28	CEO’s run	ECO	KBSAC	NBK
29	Senior management women	EQUITY	SCB	KCB
30	Senior management men	EQUITY	COOP	SCB
31	Best sporting team	SBM
32	Overall	EQUITY	CBK	BBK