The University of Calabar yesterday won the mixed doubles' gold in the table tennis event at the on-going West Africa University Games (WAUG) at the University of Ilorin.

The pair of Prudence Joseph and Bassey Agbor helped their team to a three-set win of 11-6, 11-8, 11-2 over the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana.

UCC were represented by the duo of Richard Donkar and Valpal Dzeshie.

The final match was delayed till yesterday morning after competition officials could not find time and space to have the game owing to the crowded nature of space and time at the gymnasium hall venue.

In the semi-final, UCC, which beat the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife 3-0 in the quarter-final, defeated the University of Benin 3-0.

The University of Calabar also beat the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) 3-0 in one of the semi-final matches.

Competition in the men's and women's doubles started yesterday, while the table tennis event in both categories of the singles event will continue today.