Late blow for Malaysia as Noraizat ruled out before opener

MALAYSIA’s sepak takraw team have been dealt a late blow after tekong Noraizat Nordin was ruled out of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with an injury suffered just a day before their opening match at the Paloma Mizuho Arena.

And the team are scrambling to make adjustment with Noraizat’s replacement Shahalril Aiman Halim.