2025 SEA GAMES: SEPAK TAKRAW SQUAD READY WITH PLAN B FOR QUANDRANT SQUAD IF INJURIES PERSIST - AHMAD JAIS

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- The national sepak takraw squad is ready with a Plan B should several key players for the quadrant event not recover in time to compete at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, this December.

National squad head coach, Ahmad Jais Baharun, informed that players such as Mohamad Azlan Alias, Farhan Adam and Norfaizzul Abd Razak are currently undergoing treatment at the National Sports Institute (ISN), which is putting some pressure on the team's final preparations.

"If we look at the current situation, several of our players are undergoing treatment and some have not fully recovered yet. That is what puts some pressure on our players, especially.

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"We are still continuing our preparation training to strengthen the players in terms of attack and defence. It's just that for the final preparation, we hope the players remain focused and that no injuries occur to them," he told reporters during a visit by the 2025 SEA Games Chef-de-Mission, Nurul Huda Abdullah, to the sepak takraw squad's training venue here today.

He said that as a precautionary measure, the intended Plan B involves starting simulation training for new players for the quadrant event.

"Besides that, as a final preparation, the players will depart for Ratchaburi, Thailand, from Nov 19 to 24 to hold test matches against former Thai national players," he said.

Commenting on the target for the 2025 SEA Games, Ahmad Jais is aware of the target set by the Malaysian Sepaktakraw Federation (PSM), which wants to bring home two gold medals through the men's regu and men's quadrant events from Thailand.

-- BERNAMA