{"id":1270,"date":"2015-06-09T12:10:01","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T04:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/?p=1270"},"modified":"2019-02-03T17:24:21","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T09:24:21","slug":"more-from-the-sea-games-boxing-and-sepak-takraw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/09\/more-from-the-sea-games-boxing-and-sepak-takraw\/","title":{"rendered":"More From the SEA Games &#8211; Boxing and Sepak Takraw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I went to watch the SEA Games boxing semifinals\u00a0here in Singapore and got an added bonus from catching the closing games of a Sepak Takraw match between Malaysia and Indonesia. It was good to see a couple of the Singaporean boxers make the finals, especially as they&#8217;re coached by someone I know, and there were certainly some impressive Filipino and Thai boxers. But it&#8217;s the acrobatics of Sepak Takraw &#8211; which is like volleyball played by three players and using only feet (the ball was traditionally made with rattan, a bamboo like reed) &#8211; that was fun and challenging to capture in photos. Pics follow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1282\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/09\/more-from-the-sea-games-boxing-and-sepak-takraw\/9-jun-2015sea-games-2015-06-08-16-45-33\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1282\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1282\" src=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-16-45-33--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"SEA Games Boxing\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-16-45-33--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-16-45-33--300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The venue at the Singapore Expo Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1281\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/09\/more-from-the-sea-games-boxing-and-sepak-takraw\/9-jun-2015sea-games-2015-06-08-16-51-41\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1281\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1281\" src=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-16-51-41--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"SEA Games Boxing\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-16-51-41--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-16-51-41--300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first of Singapore&#8217;s boxers to win his semi-final &#8211; Hanurdeen Hamid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1280\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/09\/more-from-the-sea-games-boxing-and-sepak-takraw\/9-jun-2015sea-games-2015-06-08-18-14-39\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1280\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1280\" src=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-18-14-39--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"SEA Games Boxing\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-18-14-39--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-18-14-39--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-18-14-39-.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thevan, coach of the Singapore team, gives encouragement between rounds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1279\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/09\/more-from-the-sea-games-boxing-and-sepak-takraw\/8-jun-2015sea-games-2015-06-08-18-23-55\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1279\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1279\" src=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/8-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-18-23-55--1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"SEA Games Boxing\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/8-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-18-23-55--1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/8-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-18-23-55--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/8-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-18-23-55-.jpg 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hard fought welterweight semifinal between Thailand and the Philippines &#8211; won in a split decision by the Filipino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1276\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/09\/more-from-the-sea-games-boxing-and-sepak-takraw\/9-jun-2015sea-games-2015-06-08-19-10-09\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1276\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1276\" src=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-19-10-09--1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"SEA Games Boxing\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-19-10-09--1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-19-10-09--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-19-10-09-.jpg 2042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singaporean boxer Leong Jun Ha is outclassed by Cambodia&#8217;s Ven Ratha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1273\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/09\/more-from-the-sea-games-boxing-and-sepak-takraw\/9-jun-2015sea-games-2015-06-08-20-22-14\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1273\" src=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-22-14--1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"SEA Games Boxing\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-22-14--1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-22-14--300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another tough split decision outcome &#8211; Burmese boxer Ko Aung Ko on his knees in disappointment, losing to a Thai boxer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1275\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/09\/more-from-the-sea-games-boxing-and-sepak-takraw\/9-jun-2015sea-games-2015-06-08-20-43-06\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1275\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1275\" src=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-43-06--1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"SEA Games Sepak Takraw\" width=\"474\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-43-06--1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-43-06--300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-43-06-.jpg 1958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malaysia successfully blocks an Indonesian spike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1274\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/09\/more-from-the-sea-games-boxing-and-sepak-takraw\/9-jun-2015sea-games-2015-06-08-20-28-50\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1274\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1274\" src=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-28-50--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"SEA Games Sepak Takraw\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-28-50--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-28-50--300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malaysia goes for a spike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1271\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/09\/more-from-the-sea-games-boxing-and-sepak-takraw\/9-jun-2015sea-games-2015-06-08-20-38-29\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1271\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1271\" src=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-38-29--1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"SEA Games Sepak Takraw\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-38-29--1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-38-29--300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indonesia up to block a Malaysian spike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1272\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/09\/more-from-the-sea-games-boxing-and-sepak-takraw\/9-jun-2015sea-games-2015-06-08-20-34-18\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1272\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1272\" src=\"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-34-18--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"SEA Games Sepak Takraw\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-34-18--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/9-Jun-2015SEA-Games-2015-06-08-20-34-18--300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malaysia would win this match 2-1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The boxing finals will take place on June 10 and the Sepak Takraw round robin is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went to watch the SEA Games boxing semifinals\u00a0here in Singapore and got an added bonus from catching the closing games of a Sepak Takraw match between Malaysia and Indonesia. 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