The takraw win-mill as towering tekong Syahir spins Malaysia to historic gold


BANGKOK: He towers over his teammates and his long legs spin like windmill turbine blades, sending the ball swirling past dazed opponents.

The 29-year-old Mohd Syahir Rosdi (pic) has been a key man in Malaysia’s sepaktakraw resurgence, which they capped yesterday by winning the men’s team regu gold at the Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium Stadium in Bangkok.

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