Weightlifting, sepaktakraw and taekwondo dropped from Sukma


No worries: Azroy Hazal Wafie will continue to receive funding even though weightlifting has been dropped from the list of 19 core sports for the Perak Sukma.

KUALA LUMPUR: Shape up or ship out.

Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced yesterday that weightlifting, sepaktakraw and taekwondo have been dropped from the list of 19 core sports for next year’s Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Perak.

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