KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 (Bernama) -- The South East Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) is willing to help Laos if the SEA Games Federation (SGF) decides to include basketball at the Vientiane SEA Games.
Malaysian Basketball Association (MABA) deputy general secretary Sim Sin Heng said the commitment was given by representatives from six SEABA member countries who met here last week.
"But first the SEABA members must ask their respective Olympic Council to appeal to SGF for the inclusion of basketball in Vientiane."
He said MABA would send an official letter to the Malaysian Olympic Council (MOM) appealing against the SGF decision to drop basketball citing lack of facilities.
Sim said the SEABA meeting had been told that Laos has a basketball court in a newly built stadium.
"SEABA members are committed in helping Laos in the technical aspect provided basketball is included at Vientiane."
Malaysia's women's team won the basketball gold while the men's returned with bronze from the Korat SEA Games in Thailand two years ago.
The Vientiane SEA Games from Dec 9-18 will involve 390 events in 26 sports.
They are athletics, archery, swimming, badminton, billiard & snooker, boxing, cycling, football, golf, judo, karate, sepak takraw, shooting, soft tennis, ping pong, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, wrestling, weight lifting, wushu, muay thai, petanque, silat, fin swimming and shuttlecock balancing.
-- BERNAMA
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