PUTRAJAYA: Youth and Sports Minister, Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan, is proud of the national sepak takraw squad’s performance in the recently concluded 2025 Asian Cup, adding that they have the potential to emerge victorious in the next edition.
She said this was based on her own observations after watching the team regu final on Sunday at the Titiwangsa Stadium in Kuala Lumpur last night, with Thailand emerging champions after defeating Malaysia 2-0.
“I feel that this is a proud achievement. If we look at the performance, although they lost both games, the opening set was quite a closely-fought affair.
“So, I know that our players did their best. Not just the men’s team, the women’s squad as well,” she told a media conference after chairing the Strategic Collaboration Coordination Meeting between the ministry and the National Registration Department here today.
Hannah also praised the efforts of the Sepaktakraw Association of Malaysia (PSM) in implementing various talent development programmes to unearth new faces.
“I think that with more such exposure when we become host, we will be able to follow (the progress) of more players. I believe that one day we will win the Cup,” she said. – BERNAMA
