Day: July 26, 2024

The 37th Thai King’s Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship will lose some of its lustre as Indonesia and the Philippines, semi-finallists in the team regu event at the ISTAF Sepaktakraw World Cup here last May, have officially withdrawn from the tournament. International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) secretary-general Abdul Halim Kader, in a statement today, announced that the Indonesian Sepaktakraw Association withdrew from the King’s Cup to focus on the 21st National Sports Week (PONI) in the republic from Sept 8-20. ‘However, the Philippine Sepaktakraw Association (PSTA) did not provide any reason for their withdrawal by the final registration deadline on July 14.

Three more sponsors from the corporate sector have pledged a cash reward of RM2 million to any Malaysian athlete who succeeds in winning the nation’s first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. A statement from the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS), said the three companies-Yinson Holdings Berhad, Matrix Concepts Holdings Berhad, and MJ Health Screening Centre-are stepping up to motivate the 26 competing athletes. “Yinson Holdings Berhad will contribute RM1 million, while Matrix Concepts Holdings Berhad and MJ Health Screening Centre will each provide RM500,000. “The total amount of RM2 million will be awarded to the athlete who

A total of 713 athletes, comprising 373 men and 340 women, will carry Sabah’s challenge at the 21st Malaysia Games (SUKMA) in Sarawak next month. Sabah Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ellron Angin said that Sabah will participate in 35 out of the 37 sports events at SUKMA 2024, which will be held from Aug 17 to 24. He said that Sabah will not compete in chess due to technical issues with athlete registration and in kabaddi due to the lack of a strong athlete development programme in the sport in the state. ‘Sabah is targeting 40 gold medals. As