Introduction
Every countries in this world could have one or two sports that are almost all of the citizens are crazy about. Well in this article will share to you about the Most Popular Sports In Malaysia. Malaysia is the one and only multiracial countries and it is located in Southeast Asian. This unique country have three biggest ethnics and they are Malays, Chinese and Indian. Before we get closer into the main topic, why not we go a little bit closer to this beautiful country.
Is Malaysia Officially a Muslim Country?
This is the most frequent questions we found over the internet. And the short answer is YES! It is officially a Muslim Country and Islam is the official religion of this country. However, other religions are allowed to practice in everyday life however it is prohibited the propagation of other religions to Muslims. Means you not allowed to spread the other religions among the Muslim.
What is Unique About Malaysia?
Generally, there are many factors that make Malaysia as a unique country. One of the significantly unique about Malaysia is their population and diversity. This including ethnicities, cultures, foods, and perhaps their administration system as well.
In Malaysia we do have nine (9) Kings or Sultans that rules each states in Malaysia (excluding Federal Territories, Sabah, Sarawak, Penang and Malacca). Every 5 years, one of those Kings or Sultans will appointed as the Yang Dipertuan Agong (King of Malaysia). Hence, every Kings or Sultans will have the same opportunities to become head of the country.
Which Language is Mostly Spoken in Malaysia?
Bahasa Melayu or Malay Language is the official and administrative language of Malaysia. Meanwhile English is Business Language and widely spoken after Bahasa Melayu. In short, Bahasa Melayu is the first and official language spoken widely in Malaysia.However English is not second language in this country and those travellers from English speaking countries should not have big issue when visiting this country at the same since almost all Malaysians understand and able to communicate in English.
Football
Football is the most popular sport in Malaysia and almost all ethnics in this country crazy about this sport. Either EPL, Serie A, Bundesliga even for the local Football League such as Malaysia Super League, Premier League, you may get the latest news or information about them in anywhere in Malaysia. Regardless of the news medium, social media, newspaper, TV, radio and more.
The most successfully era for the modern Malaysia National Football Team when they make the first time ever to win the Asean Football Federation Cup (AFF Suzuki Cup) in year 2010.
Badminton
The second most popular sport in Malaysia is badminton. For this sport, they are no longer beatable in Southeast Asian countries together with their neighbour country, Indonesia. Malaysia teams represented by Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik secured the first ever title in World Championships in 2022.
Unlike football, this sport dominated by the Chinese in Malaysia. There are Malays an Indians as well but limited since the Malays most likely prefer to play football including futsal.
The most successful badminton player from Malaysia was Lee Chong Wei. Although he never won the Although he never won any World Badminton Championship, he has spent 349 weeks as the No. 1 ranked player in the world (ranked No. 1 for 138 consecutive weeks), the most of any badminton player in history. Lee is the only player to rank No. 1 for more than 300 weeks.
Hockey
The third most popular sport and among the most successful sport in Malaysia is hockey. We can say this is the most successful sport in Malaysia due to the world class achievement made by the national field hockey team. If Malaysian National Football Team is ranked No 130+ (as of January 2025), the Malaysian National Field Hockey Team is ranked No 13 in the world. The most highest ranking for this team was ranked no 9 in the world in 2023.
Malaysia National Hockey Team has qualified for the Hockey World Cup on seven occasions including the most recent edition. Their best finished was in 1975 when they hosted the tournament and achieved a remarkable fourth-place finish, which included a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands.
Conclusion
There are three main ethnicities in Malaysia and they are Malay, Chinese and Indian. Meanwhile the most popular sport in Malaysia also has three. Football, Badminton and Hockey are among the easiest sports to play in Malaysia because their sports facilities are easily available throughout the country. Here in Malaysia, you will notice that football stadiums, hockey fields and badminton courts are everywhere, making it easy for Malaysians to access these facilities.
Despite of this three sports we mentioned in this article, there are actually few sports that also being played and loved by Malaysian but it is limited to one ethnic or states in Malaysia. For example, cricket, kabbadi, basketball and ice hockey.
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Badminton saya sudah gantung raket sejak 20 tahun yang lepas
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