State PCS - Bihar (BPSC)

• 01 Apr 2025

Sepak Takraw World Cup 2025

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 . 
• 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