Jombola

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Jombola is a racket sport combining several features of other racket sports, similar to pickleball in United States. It was independently developed by Sukdev Singh from Malaysia in 2006.

History[edit]

Sukdev Singh, principal of Sri Dasmesh International School in Taman Bukit Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, conceived the game using a wooden racquet, balls made of foam, and a badminton court. The game uses a 15 points scoring system.[1][2] The net height is 4.4 feet (1.32 metres).[1]

As the game grown in popularity in the country, Jombola International Sdn Bhd was founded in 2010 to promote and manage the development of Jombola sport.[3][4] The sports was introduced to Selangor state education department in 2014.[5] Malaysian Ministry of Education included this sport under 1Student1Sport programme in 2017 for secondary schools.[6] First Jombola open tournament was completed in November 2017.[7]

Jombola was introduced to east Malaysian states of Sabah in 2020[8] and Sarawak in 2022.[9]

Sukdev also planned to make Jombola as Olympics demonstration sport between 2028 and 2032.[10]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Chong, Sulyn (17 November 2018). "Jombola, a new sport to rival badminton?". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Jombola Sport". Jombola International. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ^ "About - Jombola". Jombola International. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ "The Company profile report for JOMBOLA INTERNATIONAL SDN. BHD. (201001038311 (922235-M))". Experian. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Selangor education department course". Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  6. ^ Michael, Stuart. "Jombola craze catching on". The Star(Malaysia). Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  7. ^ Lee, CY (21 November 2017). "Thrilling end to jombola tourney". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  8. ^ Oh, GL (14 May 2020). "Sabah set to become hub for new sport Jombola". Daily Express (Sabah). Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  9. ^ Rogers, Magdalene (14 May 2022). "Jombola, a sport for all walks of life". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  10. ^ Lee, CY (13 September 2016). "Jombola gaining popularity". Sikhnet. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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