Sepak Takraw in Chandigarh

Reviewed profileAchievements, tournaments, coaches and FAQs on this page are compiled by hand from federation, government and press reporting, drawing on Sepaktakraw Federation of India (sepaktakrawindia.com), Wikipedia — Sepak takraw in India, Sportskeeda — Sepak Takraw coverage. These are not cited to individual documents: we hold no per-claim source for them, so treat dates, counts and career records here as a summary rather than a reference. Sections we hold nothing for are left empty. Sport pages last reviewed as a set: September 2026.

Overview

Origin: Southeast Asia
Category: Team
Olympic discipline: No
Paralympic discipline: No
Central pathway: Federation and state pathway
Athlete profiles on SportSupport: 1

Governance and status

Each field below is shown only where we hold a source for it; anything else reads “Not currently verified” rather than a guess. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports recognition is granted year by year, so it is only ever shown with the year it applies to. Last reviewed: September 2026.

Indian governing/organising body: STFI
Ministry recognition: Sepaktakraw Federation of India — Annual recognition renewed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports — as at 2026Source: Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports — List of recognised National Sports Federations
International federation: Not currently verified
Khelo India inclusion: On the official Khelo India Games discipline list as "Sepaktakraw"Source: Sports Authority of India / Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports — Discipline wise Participation in all editions of Khelo India Games (19th Edition) (2026-08-29)
TOPS eligibility: Not currently verified
Olympic status: Not on the Olympic programme
Paralympic status: Not a Paralympic discipline

Sepak Takraw is listed on SportSupport in the team category. Its recorded origin is Southeast Asia. It is not on the Olympic programme. We list STFI as the Indian governing/organising body for the sport.

Sepak Takraw has a federation and state-level pathway in India, and athletes selected through STFI may be eligible for state sports-quota employment and state cash awards where their state notifies the discipline. TOPS does not apply, as the discipline is outside the Olympic programme. Sepak Takraw appears on the official Khelo India Games discipline list as "Sepaktakraw", so junior talent identified by the discipline's selectors can be considered under Khelo India Talent Identification & Development (KITID). (Source: Sports Authority of India / Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports — Discipline wise Participation in all editions of Khelo India Games (19th Edition).)

Scholarships & Funding

Central, state and private scholarships available for sepak takraw athletes in India.

Khelo India Talent Identification & Development (KITID)
Stipend, boarding, coaching and kit at accredited centres for talent identified through the Khelo India selection process (Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports). Applies only to disciplines on the official Khelo India Games list, and only to athletes it selects.
National Sports Development Fund (NSDF)
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports fund used to sponsor elite athletes' training, foreign coaches and equipment. Allocations are made case by case; we hold no record of NSDF support specific to sepak takraw.
Pension for Meritorious Sportspersons
Lifetime monthly pension for retired internationals who meet the scheme's medal criteria at Asian, Commonwealth or World Championship level — Government of India. Whether a given sepak takraw event counts depends on the scheme's notified list.
State sports quota and government employment
Many states reserve government and public-sector posts for national-level medallists. Which sepak takraw events and which certifying bodies a state accepts varies by state, so check your state's current notification.

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Indian Players

1 profiles

Viseyie KosoNagaland
Viseyie Koso (born 25 March 1984) is an Indian professional Sepak Takraw player from Nagaland. In 2010, Koso became the first Naga sportsman to represent India at the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. He also participated in the 2014 Asian Games held at Incheon in the Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea.

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Rules

Played like volleyball but using only feet, knees, chest, and head — no hands or arms. Two teams of 3 send a woven rattan/synthetic ball over a net (badminton-height), scoring rally points to 21 across best-of-3 sets.

Authoritative rulebook: STFI. Age-group and school-level variations are published by SGFI and the state associations each season.

Positions

Typical roles across team sports. These are category-level descriptions, not a sourced sepak takraw squad list.

Attackers / forwards
Primary scorers who operate closest to the opposition goal or scoring zone.
Midfielders / all-rounders
Link play between defence and attack; usually the highest work-rate positions.
Defenders
Deny the opposition space and possession in the defensive third.
Goalkeeper / last line
Specialist stopper with distinct kit and rules; the final line of defence.
Captain & vice-captain
On-field leadership, decision-making and communication with match officials.

Equipment

Standard kit and infrastructure required to train and compete in sepak takraw at a federation-recognised event.

Takraw ball (woven rattan or synthetic)
Net (1.52m at centre)
Court similar in size to a badminton doubles court

Governing/organising body

Body listed on SportSupport

Sepaktakraw Federation of India

Sepaktakraw Federation of India is the body we list as the Indian governing/organising body for Sepak Takraw. Its recognition status as we hold it: Annual recognition renewed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (as at 2026). Recognition is granted year by year, so read the federation profile for the source.

Origin: Southeast Asia
Olympic: No
Paralympic: No
Category: Team

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Major Indian Events

Domestic competitions we hold a source for in sepak takraw.

National Sepak Takraw Championships
Organized by the Sepaktakraw Federation of India (STFI, founded 1982, headquartered in Nagpur, Maharashtra) across Senior, Junior and Sub-Junior divisions, plus a Federation Cup and zonal championships.

International Events

Continental and world-level competitions we hold a source for in sepak takraw.

Asian Games
Sepaktakraw has been contested at the Asiad since 1990. India won bronze in the men's team regu at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games — a landmark result described as a first for the sport in India — and continued competing at the 2023 Hangzhou Games.
Asian Sepaktakraw Championship
India has medalled at multiple editions, including silver in the men's double team event in 2017.
King's Cup World Sepaktakraw Championship (Bangkok)
India's national team has competed regularly since the 1990s.

Leagues

No dedicated professional league is currently catalogued for sepak takraw. The national championship under STFI remains the top domestic competition.

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International Players

Globally recognised sepak takraw athletes to know outside India.

The international federation for sepak takraw maintains the current world ranking — check the federation site for the up-to-date top names.

Career Options

Ways to build a career in sepak takraw — on the field, on the sidelines and behind the scenes.

Playing pathway through STFI's 24 affiliated state associations and its Senior/Junior/Sub-Junior national championship structure
The sport's strong base in Northeast India — particularly Manipur, with a growing presence in Nagaland — offers a distinct regional pathway into the national team
Coaching and refereeing certification through STFI, which has been recognized by both the Indian Olympic Association and the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports since 2000

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Related academies

1 listed

SAI Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee National Centre of Excellence, MumbaiNational
Mumbai, Maharashtra
SAI's Mumbai centre at Kandivali — both a National Centre of Excellence and the regional centre for Maharashtra, Goa, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

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Government Schemes

1 listed

Central and state schemes that fund training, stipends and awards for sepak takraw athletes and academies.

Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Recruitment of Meritorious Sportspersons to Group C Posts in the Central Government (DoPT Sports Quota)
Under instructions of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), central government ministries and departments can directly recruit meritorious sportspersons to Group C posts (including erstwhile Group D) that are filled by direct recruitment, in relaxation of the normal recruitment procedure. The list of qualifying sports has 65 disciplines (63 listed in 2020, with Tennis Ball Cricket added in January 2021 and Yogasana in June 2022). Kudo, Karate, Taekwondo, Golf, Judo, Boxing, Wrestling, Badminton, Cricket and Tennis are among them. Railways and a few scientific and atomic-energy services follow separate rules.

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FAQs

Common questions about sepak takraw in India.

Who governs Sepak Takraw in India?▾

We list STFI as the Indian governing/organising body for Sepak Takraw, and state associations affiliated to it run age-group and state-level competition. We hold no current-year Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports recognition record for it, so this is not a statement that it is currently a recognised national sports federation — recognition is granted year by year.

Is Sepak Takraw an Olympic sport?▾

No, Sepak Takraw is not on the Olympic programme.

How do I start playing Sepak Takraw in India?▾

The usual routes are a school team under the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), a college team under the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), or a private academy affiliated to your state association under STFI. Age-group state championships follow from there.

What government schemes support Sepak Takraw athletes?▾

TOPS does not apply, as Sepak Takraw is outside the Olympic programme. State-government cash awards or sports-quota employment can apply where a state notifies the discipline, which varies by state. Sepak Takraw appears on the official Khelo India Games discipline list as "Sepaktakraw", so athletes identified by the discipline's selectors can be considered under Khelo India Talent Identification & Development (KITID). Appearing on the list is not itself a grant of funding.

Sepak Takraw in every state & UT

Dedicated pages for Sepak Takraw in each Indian state and Union Territory — academies, schemes, athletes and how to start.