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Category: Traditional Sports

Culture, Heritage & Homestay

“Vovinam – Viet Vo Dao”

A small Vietnamese girl flies high, kicks and uses both legs to grasp and trip an enemy’s soldier: one of the catchiest scenes from the

Determined Basketball Player with Ball
Culture, Heritage & Homestay

Sipa, Philippines Home-Grown National Sport

Whenever Filipino’s are asked about their favourite sports, Basketball heads the list, while boxing and billiards vie for second spot, followed by popular badminton. Indeed, basketball is by

Myanmar flag is depicted on a sports cloth fabric with many folds. Sport team waving banner
Culture, Heritage & Homestay

Chinlone In Myanmar

Chinlone is the traditional sport of Myanmar, dating back to at least the 7th century (Pyu era). Traditionally, Chinlone was played at pagoda festivals and monks’

Pétanque on ground
Culture, Heritage & Homestay

Petong, Sports Heritage in Laos

Wherever your travels within Laos brings you, it’s quite certain you will stumble upon Pétanque (locally known as Petong), one of the Lao People’s Democratic

Culture, Heritage & Homestay

Sports Activities in Brunei & Cambodia

In this series of articles about Sports in South East Asia /ASEAN a quick overview is given of the most popular sports in each single

Badminton equipment
Culture, Heritage & Homestay

Sports Activities in Indonesia and Lao PDR

Arguably football is Indonesia’s most popular sport, whereas badminton the most successful and basketball popular especially among Indonesian youth. Indonesia’s badminton, likely introduced to the country