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Thant Zin Oo of Myanmar kicks over the net against Lai-Fu Chen of Chinese Taipei on day one of the ISTAF Sepaktakraw World Cup on July 21 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A flying kick at the sepaktakraw World Cup

I must admit I hadn't heard of the sport of sepaktakraw - also known as kick volleyball - until now. According to Wikipedia, the sport is native to the Malay-Thai peninsula and has been played since at least the 15th century.

You can read more about the World Cup at this official website.

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