Takraw boys dedicate long-awaited gold to injured teammate


Over the moon: The national sepak takraw players celebrating their Asian Games gold after defeating Thailand 2-0 in the team final. — Bernama

MALAYSIA’s sepak takraw team dedicated their superb Asian Games men’s team gold to injured teammate Noraizat Nordin.

Noraizat, who plays as a killer, was forced to return home after suffering an injury during training, just a day before the competition began on Sept 20.

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