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Papua Sepak Takraw Games XX 2021

Women’s Final Medal Standings

Papua Sepak Takraw Games Women XX 2021

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Men’s Final Medal Standings

Papua Sepak Takraw Games Men XX 2021

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Recap

At the 2021 Papua Regional Sepak Takraw Games XX in Indonesia, the Home Team won Gold (Champion I) at both Men’s and Women’s Sepak Takraw. The Papua Men took 260 points and the Papua Women 275 points. Beaten finalists were North Sumatra (Men) and South Sulawesi (Women).

Sepak Takraw is like Volleyball played with all parts of the body except the arms and is Native to South East Asia, where both Thailand and Malaysia claim to have invented it. The 2021 Papua Sepak Takraw Games were the 20th East Indonesian Regional Games and were held in GOR Cenderawasih University, Abepura on Sunday, 26th September 2021.

Sepak Takraw Stock Image

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MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR, 10 SEPTEMBER 2017 – Sepak Takraw Athletes perform during 29th Sea Games Kuala Lumpur 2017.

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Mohd Nasirruddin Yazid
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Mohd Nasirruddin Yazid

References

[1] Zonadunia (2021) [Internet] Available from: https://zonadunia.com/2021/09/27/tak-tanggung-dua-emas-untuk-papua-dari-sepak-takraw-putra-dan-putri/ [Accessed 19 December 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Paul Hui (Trinity College Dublin) & Eoghan Murphy.

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Last Updated: 19 December 2021

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