Editing Sepak takraw (section)

===Origins of the modern sport===
In the beginning, Sepak Takraw was not meant to be competitive, but was a casual game with an emphasis on physical activity. The game acted as an exercise to improve dexterity and loosen the limbs after long periods of sitting, standing or working. However, the modern version of Sepak Takraw began taking shape sometime during the 1940s. In 1935 in [[Seremban]], Sepak Raga was first played on a badminton court over the net with players on two opposing sides, amid celebrations of the [[Silver Jubilee of George V]]. The event is the earliest example of modern sport rules being used for Sepak Raga, turning it into a competitive sport. Badminton was a preferred sport for the British, whereas Sepak Raga was mainly played by the Malays. Since the diversion sport was first played amid the Jubilee festivity, it was known as "Sepak Raga Jubilee" (Jubilee Sepak Raga).<ref name = "Crego">{{Cite book|title=Sports and Games of the 18th and 19th Centuries|page=30|author=Robert Crego|isbn=9780313316104|year= 2003|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group}}</ref><ref name="Nauright">{{Cite book|title=Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice|page=247|author=John Nauright|isbn=9781598843019|year= 2012|publisher=ABC-CLIO}}</ref><ref name="Tribunews">{{Cite news| url= https://m.tribunnews.com/amp/pestaasia/2018/09/02/kisah-sepak-takraw-yang-kini-diklaim-milik-indonesia-malaysia-dan-thailand?page=2&_gl=1*tc0k00*_ga*YW1wLTJBMXlydG4yMkpjaEk2QmNtdkR2VFljV3NadHgtNG5val9GUXFHem8zZ21zM01DeVNmQS0wZWlsbUpOYWR6T3Y.|title= Kisah Sepak Takraw yang Kini Diklaim Milik Indonesia, Malaysia, dan Thailand|last=|date=2018-09-02|website=Tribunews.com|language=id|access-date=2021-02-18}}</ref><ref name="Canada"/><ref name = "Victoria"/>

[[File:Pasukan Sepak Takraw Hamid Mydin -1.jpg|thumb|240px|Hamid Mydin, the founder of Sepak Raga Jaring/ Sepak Takraw, and his team]]
It is likely that the sport had gained popularity in [[Negeri Sembilan]], and spread to various states of Malaya (now West Malaysia). In the years following World War II up to the mid-20th century, "Sepak Raga Jubilee" was played in rural villages and towns throughout Malaya. Though Malaysia is a multiracial country, Sepak Takraw is mainly popular among the [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]] community. The new sport then spread to Penang. The popularization of present-day Sepak Takraw is, for the most part, attributed to three people from Jalan Patani, Penang.<ref name = "Crego"/><ref name = "Victoria"/><ref name="Nauright"/><ref name="Canada"/> In February 1945, a net and tenets like badminton were presented by Hamid Mydin, accompanied by local Sepak Raga sportsmen, Mohamad Abdul Rahman and Syed Yaacob to demonstrate Mydin's new variation of "Sepak Raga Jaring" (Net Sepak Raga). The new version was preferred due to quicker pace, distinctive styles of kicking and the higher standard of athleticism that it demanded.<ref name="Canada"/> It is considered the pioneer version of modern Sepak Takraw and remains one of the dominant competitive forms.<ref name="Nauright"/><ref name = "Heriansyah13"/>

The first properly organized Sepak Takraw competition was held at a Swim Club in Penang on May 16, 1945.<ref name="Tribunews"/><ref name="Canada"/> Three teams from Malay populated localities in Penang were among those that competed for the Nyak Din Nyak Sham Trophy.<ref>{{Cite book| title=Information Malaysia, Volume 2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2e6AAAAIAAJ&q=Nyak+Din+Nyak+Sham+Trophy|page=238|year= 2005|publisher=Berita Publ. Sdn. Bhd.}}</ref> The sport spread rapidly through the remainder of Malaya. From Penang, "Sepak Raga Jaring" spread to Alor Setar in Kedah, to Kampung Baru in Kuala Lumpur and then to Singapore. By 1960, the variation was well known in many Malayan schools that had badminton courts.<ref name = "Heriansyah3"/> The sport was frequently played by football players because of the similarities in skills required for both sports. Several Sepak Raga associations formed in various Malayan states.<ref name="Canada">{{cite web|title=International Sepak Takraw History|publisher=Sepak Takraw Association of Canada| url=https://takrawcanada.com| access-date= 10 July 2021}}</ref>

About the same time, similar developments occurred in Thailand. In 1929, the Siam Sports Association drafted the first rules for the Takraw competition. Four years later, the association introduced the volleyball-style net and held the first public contest. Within just a few years, Takraw was added to the curriculum in Siamese schools. The game became such a cherished local custom that another exhibition of volleyball-style Takraw was staged to celebrate the kingdom's first constitution in 1933, the year after Thailand abolished its absolute monarchy.<ref name="world"/>