04 Sep ISTAF SuperSeries looks to Myanmar

The Myanmar Sepaktakraw Federation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) to host the ISTAF SuperSeries MYANMAR 2014/15.

The contingent from Myanmar visited the offices of Asia Sports Ventures, in Singapore, home to the ISTAF Secretariat. The ISTAF SuperSeries MYANMAR 2014/15 will be held in Naypyitaw at the end of October 2014.

Following a short meeting regarding the hosting responsibilities, U Soe Naing, President of Myanmar Sepaktakraw Federation, and Dato’ Abdul Halim Kader, Secretary-General of ISTAF, signed the MOU cementing Naypyitaw, Myanmar, as the host for the first-leg of the ISTAF SuperSeries 2014/15.

Venu Ramadass, Chief Operating Officer of Asia Sports Ventures (ASV), sees it as a welcome step in ASV and ISTAF’s continued efforts to further enhance and develop the sport of sepak takraw internationally.

“We are pleased to announce that the ISTAF SuperSeries 2014/15 Season will open with the ISS MYANMAR, to be held in the capital of Naypyitaw. The Myanmar Sepaktakraw Federation has the support of the Ministry of Sports, and we have absolute confidence in their ability to bring sepak takraw to the next level,” said Dato Abdul Halim Kader.

“Myanmar has shown an excellent track record with Sepaktakraw, and we are less than a year after the 2013 SEA Games, which saw the stadium packed to capacity for the Sepaktakraw event,” added Dato’ Abdul Halim, when asked about his thoughts on the ISTAF SuperSeries in Myanmar.

U Soe Naing, speaking on behalf of the future host country, said; “We will hold the tournament in the Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, which also played host to Sepaktakraw at the 2013 SEA Games. The stadium was built specifically for sepak takraw, and we are pleased to once again welcome the best sepak takraw teams in the world to compete in Naypyitaw. Having seen such huge support for sepak takraw at the SEA Games, we fully expect to see the stadium filled once again in October.”

He added; “Our Men’s and Women’s teams are currently working hard in the lead up to the 2014 Incheon Asian Games in September. With the ISTAF SuperSeries MYANMAR staging at the end of October, we hope to claim the gold medal in front of our home fans.”