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Malaysian child athletes during a ‘sepak takraw’ practice game at the launch of the Malaysia Sepak Takraw Academy, initiated by Hannah Yeoh during her tenure as youth and sports minister from 2022–2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
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By Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Tuesday, 14 Apr 2026 2:49 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — Former youth and sports minister Hannah Yeoh should be commended for her role in elevating sepak takraw into a more prestigious sport, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said today.
Speaking at the launch of the National Sepak Takraw Academy in Kampung Baru here today, Anwar said efforts to boost a sport long seen as a traditional Malay pastime reflected a more mature society.
“It is weird that the minister who made this a reality is a DAP minister,” he said.
“This is a sport that is played overwhelmingly by the Malays. This shows our society has matured,” Anwar added.
The RM6 million academy was developed under Yeoh’s tenure as youth and sports minister between 2022 and 2025, during which she introduced initiatives to strengthen grassroots development and promote international participation.
Yeoh, now the minister in charge of the Federal Territories, was also present at the launch.
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