ALOR STAR: After a long time of trying, the Indian martial art of silambam has gained some recognition – it will be a demonstration sport in Sukma Negri Sembilan 2004 and a medal sport in Kedah in 2006.
Although silambam has only recently come to the fore unlike martial arts like taekwondo, judo, karate, wushu and silat which are contested in multi-sports games like the Olympics, Asian Games, SEA Games and even the European Games and Commonwealth Games, this ancient Indian art has been around for a long time.
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