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Kelantan is launching a comprehensive support scheme for athletes combining sports development with educational advancement, featuring loans, scholarships, and financial assistance coordinated through the state foundation.
Despite its massive population, India's football programme remains severely underdeveloped. Ranked 138th globally and failing to qualify for next year's Asian Cup, the nation faces deep structural problems that administrators say require decades to resolve.
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris and the Malaysian Sepaktakraw Federation have signed a three-year MoU to integrate athletic development with higher education, offering flexible pathways for national sepak takraw athletes while strengthening coaching and technical expertise.
Pahang's newly built RM30 million Youth and Sports Complex will open to the public in August following a trial run, with additional sports infrastructure investments planned across the state.