Close relationship: National petanque athletes Sharifah Aqilah and Syed Akmal kissing their father and national coach Syed Ali.
KUALA LUMPUR: Many people have badminton courts and basketball backboards in their compounds. Not Syed Akmal Fikri Syed Ali. He has a small petanque pitch just outside his house in Kampung Sarujeti in Dungun.
His father, Syed Ali Syed Akil, wanted to ensure his children grew up playing the sport.
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