Significant Milestones in Sepak Takraw
1945 - Sepakraga Jaring (Sepak Raga Net) exhibition is held in Penang, Malaysia. Modern Sepak Takraw is born.
1960 - Rules & Regulations are standardized and the official name of the sport becomes Sepak Takraw.
1965 - Sepak Takraw becomes a medal event in the Southeast Asian Peninsula (SEAP) Games.
1982 - Sepak Takraw is a Demonstration Sport in the 8th Asian Games in New Delhi, India.
1984 - The 1st King's Cup Sepak Takraw Championship is held in Bangkok, Thailand.
1988 - ASTAF forms ISTAF as the world governing body for Sepak Takraw.
1990 - Sepak Takraw becomes a medal event in the 10th Asian Games in Beijing, China.
1997 - ISTAF gains admission to GAISF, the General Association of International Sports Federations.
1998 - Bogotá Columbia hosts EXPO SPORT, in which Sepak Takraw is featured with North American teams.
1998 - Sepak Takraw is a demonstration event at the XVI Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1998 - The Circle Game is included as a medal event in the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
1998 - Canada becomes the first western country to embrace Sepak Takraw as an official sport under its National Olympic Committee – begins developing instructional videos & printed materials for world-wide promotions.
1999 - Canada hosts the first annual Canadian Open Sepak Takraw Championships.
2000 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) watches demonstration matches during a visit to Thailand.
2001 - The 1st professional Sepak Takraw League is established and gets under way in Thailand.
2003 - European Associations and Clubs form the Federation of European Sepak Takraw Associations (FESTA).
2004 - “Circle” is replaced by “Doubles” and “Hoop” Sepak Takraw as medal events in the King’s Cup in Thailand.
2005 - Sepak Takraw is demonstrated at the Canadian Olympic Committee AGM and at the Canada Summer Games.
2007 - Gajah Emas sponsors a huge Indonesia “Beach” Sepak Takraw tournament, with 1000 players on 150 courts.
2007 - The Sepak Takraw Association of Canada partners with the Malaysian Sepak Takraw Association and the Malaysian Ministry of Sports to bring 2 Malaysian Regus to Canada for a 2-week cross-country demonstration tour.
2008 - Malaysian Airlines partners with Gajah Emas to bring their Regus & Equipment to participate in major tournaments in Canada and Europe, creating more excitement for Sepak Takraw in the newer playing western countries.
2009 - Canada competes in the French Open International Sepak Takraw Tournament and make it to the quarter-final, where they lost out to Germany.
2011 - Two Regus from the China Sepak Takraw Federation participate in the 2011 Canadian Open Sepak Takraw Championships held in Regina, SK, where the event took place under a 150 ft. long X 80 ft. wide tent on the beautifully groomed grass of Wascana Park.
2011 - ISTAF Super Series kicks off across Southeast Asia, offering a series of annual tournaments for the sport’s elite to compete in.