Sepaktakraw to be medal sport in Asiad

Sepaktakraw to be medal sport in Asiad

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Sepaktakraw has been included on the list of medal events for the 2002 Asian Games in Pusan, a South Korean sports official said on Friday.

Secretary-general of the South Korean Sepaktakraw Association Lee Qoea-gyu said four gold medals would be at stake -- two for men and two for women.

Lee is the Korean team manager for the World Cup Inter-Regu Sepaktakraw Championship being held in the eastern town of Kuantan. Fifteen countries are taking part.

The game, which originated in Southeast Asia, is played by two teams of three players each. The object is to propel a ball made of woven rattan stems or plastic over a net using any part of the body except the hands.