Bihar
Sepak Takraw World Cup 2025
- 01 Apr 2025
- 3 min read
Why in News?
India won the gold medal in the Sepaktakraw World Cup 2025 held in Patna , Bihar .
Key Points
- About the medals:
- Indian Men's Regu team won the gold medal by defeating Japan in the final of the Bihar Sepaktakraw World Cup 2025 .
- This is the first time India has won the gold medal in the Sepaktakraw World Cup.
- The Indian team won a total of seven medals .
- Gold Medal: Men's team won the gold medal in the Regu category.
- Silver Medal: The women's doubles team won the silver medal.
- Bronze Medal: Men's Doubles Team, Women's Regu Team, Mixed Quad Team, Women's Quad Team, Men's Quad Team.
- A total of eight countries won medals in this World Cup. India finished fourth in the medal tally , while Thailand topped the list with four medals .
- Indian Men's Regu team won the gold medal by defeating Japan in the final of the Bihar Sepaktakraw World Cup 2025 .
- Sepaktakraw World Cup 2025:
- The competition was held from 20 to 25 March 2025 at the Patliputra Indoor Stadium in Kankarbagh, Patna .
- It is organised by the International Sepak Takraw Federation (ISTAF) while it is hosted by the Indian Sepak Takraw Federation .
- 20 countries of the world participated in this World Cup, which included more than 300 players and coaches .
- It was the fifth edition of the ISTAF World Cup.
- Sepaktakraw:
- Sepaktakraw is a traditional Malaysian sport that is extremely popular in Southeast Asian countries .
- This game is a combination of football and volleyball and is also known as kick volleyball in India .
- In India, it was first introduced in Nagpur, Maharashtra in the 1980s .
Sepaktakraw Federation of India
- The Sepaktakraw Federation of India was formed in 1982 on the eve of the Delhi Asian Games .
- This federation is the main body for governing the sport of Sepaktakraw in India .
- Headquarters : New Delhi
International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF)
- The International Sepaktakraw Federation ( ISTAF ) was founded in 1982 .
- It is the world governing body of sepaktakraw .
- Headquarters : Bangkok, Thailand