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The
Asian Sepak Takraw Federation (ASTAF) has proposed the sport to be
included in the Olympic Games in 2020 after making a successful
debut at the Asian Beach Games. "With such a success, we are
planning to introduce the sport to the Olympic Games in 2020," ASTAF
President Abdul Halim was quoted as saying on Friday by the Jakarta
Post daily. "Starting now, of course, we have
to promote the sport in order to fulfil the requirement that 75 to
80 countries play sepak takraw," he added. Halim said that people in 45
countries and regions worldwide now play sepak takraw and ASTAF is
urging powerhouses like "It is reasonable that 20 coaches from those countries will be sent to undeveloped sepak takraw countries to support the promotion program," he said.
Thailand's Pornchai Kaokaew (in red) blocks the ball from Malaysia's Mohamad Azlan during their men's sepaktakraw team final match at the 15th Asian Games in Doha December 6, 2006.
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