International Sepaktakraw Federation
{{Short description|Sports' world governing body}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = International Sepaktakraw Federation
| abbreviation = ISTAF
| formation = 1988
| founder = Asian Sepaktakraw Federation (ASTAF)
| image = International Sepaktakraw Federation.png
| image_size = 190px
| type = Sports federation
| headquarters = Bangkok, Thailand
| membership = 50 national associations
| language = English
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = {{flagicon|Thailand}} Charouck Arirachakaran
| leader_title2 = Secretary General
| leader_name2 = {{flagicon|Singapore}} Abdul Halim Bin Kader
| website = https://sepaktakraw.one/
}}
The International Sepaktakraw Federation, commonly known as ISTAF, is the international governing body for the sport of Sepak takraw, which was formed in 1988 with five founding member countries including Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore,
Indonesia and Myanmar, officially based in Thailand and with its secretariat in Singapore.{{cite journal|url=https://derby.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10545/624777/Final%20accepted%20version%20Sport%20tourists%20Preferred%20Event%20Attributes%20Motives%20a%20Case%20of%20Sepak%20Takraw%20Malaysia.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y|date=4 May 2020|doi=10.1177/1096348020913091|last1=Zarei|first1=Azadeh|last2=Ramkissoon|first2=Haywantee|title=Sport tourists' preferred event attributes and motives: a case of Sepak Takraw, Malaysia|issn=1096-3480|journal= Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research|volume=45|issue=7|page=37|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210923171538/https://derby.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10545/624777/Final%20accepted%20version%20Sport%20tourists%20Preferred%20Event%20Attributes%20Motives%20a%20Case%20of%20Sepak%20Takraw%20Malaysia.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y|archivedate=23 September 2021|hdl=10545/624777|s2cid=219021269|hdl-access=free}} The current President is Major General Dr. Charouck Arirachakaran of Thailand.{{cite web|url=https://gaisf.sport/members/international-sepaktakraw-federation/|title=International Sepaktakraw Federation|date=1988|accessdate=23 September 2021|work=Global Association of International Sports Federations|archivedate=12 November 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112184732/https://gaisf.sport/members/international-sepaktakraw-federation/}} Its main goal currently is to spread Sepak takraw into 75 different countries and ultimately make it an Olympic sport by 2026.{{cite web|title=Federation dreams of taking the Olympic stage|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/02/27/federation-dreams-taking-olympic-stage.html|publisher=Jakarta Post|date=27 February 2012|author=Khairul Saleh|archivedate=19 August 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819012013/https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/02/27/federation-dreams-taking-olympic-stage.html}}{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/games-sea-sepaktakraw-idUSL3N0YX4TZ20150611|title=Games-Sepak takraw plans beach landing prior to Olympic invasion|author=John O’Brien|work=Reuters|date=11 June 2015|accessdate=24 September 2021|archivedate=27 January 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127234408/https://www.reuters.com/article/games-sea-sepaktakraw-idUSL3N0YX4TZ20150611}}{{cite web|title=Istaf yakin Norza mampu merealisasikan takraw ke Olimpik|date=5 September 2021|accessdate=24 September 2021|author= Ferzalfie Fauzi|work=New Straits Times|url=https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/berita/istaf-yakin-norza-mampu-merealisasikan-takraw-ke-olimpik/ar-AAO6SEr|archivedate=23 September 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210923211558/https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/berita/istaf-yakin-norza-mampu-merealisasikan-takraw-ke-olimpik/ar-AAO6SEr|language=ms}} As of April 2020, the federation consists of about 50 member national associations, mostly in Asia-Oceania, 13 of which are on provisional status.{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/sepak-takraw-out-of-perses-but-stalwart-abdul-halim-eyes-olympic-berth-for-sport|title=Sepak takraw: Out of Perses, but stalwart Abdul Halim eyes Olympic berth for sport|author=Sazali Abdul Aziz|date=5 April 2020|accessdate=28 September 2021|work=The Straits Times|archivedate=28 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928144558/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/sepak-takraw-out-of-perses-but-stalwart-abdul-halim-eyes-olympic-berth-for-sport}}{{cite web|url=https://www.utusan.com.my/rencana/2020/11/martabatkan-sepak-takraw/|title=Martabatkan sepak takraw|date=27 November 2020|language=ms|author=Mohd Nizam Mohamad Yatim|work=Utusan Malaysia|archivedate=29 July 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729170021/https://www.utusan.com.my/rencana/2020/11/martabatkan-sepak-takraw/|accessdate=27 September 2021}}
Under ISTAF guidance, Sepak takraw has become the official sport at the South-East Asian Games since 1965 and has uninterrupted medal status at the Asian Games since 1990. It was additionally introduced as a demonstration sport at the 2009 World Games in Republic of China. The federation also launched its own international tournaments in 2011, namely ISTAF World Cup and ISTAF SuperSeries (ISS),{{cite web|url=http://sportsbusinessinsider.com.au/international-news/intentions-to-expand-the-istaf-super-series-in-season-two/|title=Intentions to expand the ISTAF Super Series in season two|work=Sports Business Insider|date=27 June 2012|accessdate=23 September 2021|archivedate=5 April 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405092232/http://sportsbusinessinsider.com.au/international-news/intentions-to-expand-the-istaf-super-series-in-season-two/}} in which Thailand has won the most medals for.{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2017/11/299620/malaysia-fall-thailand-world-cup-final|title=Malaysia fall to Thailand in World Cup final|date=5 November 2017|accessdate=21 September 2021|author=Azlan Muhammad Zain|work=New Straits Times|archivedate=6 November 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106113924/https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2017/11/299620/malaysia-fall-thailand-world-cup-final}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/sports/2313-thailand-wins-first-sepaktakraw-wc.html|title=Thailand win first Sepak takraw WC|author=Tin Moe Aung|work=Myanmar Times|date=8 October 2012|accessdate=23 September 2021|archivedate=23 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923130138/https://www.mmtimes.com/sports/2313-thailand-wins-first-sepaktakraw-wc.html}} However, to secure the goal for the Olympic Games, the federation have to fulfill the requirements of the International Olympic Committee (IOC): Any featured sport must be popularly played in at least 75 countries around the globe, and to be recognised by IOC as well as categorized as ARISF membership, the federation must fulfil certain criteria which include implementing the World Anti-Doping Agency Code, Olympic Movement Code as well as having a minimum of 50 associated national federations from at least three continents.{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2021/06/699135/working-olympic-status-sepak-takraw|title=Working on Olympic status for sepak takraw|author=Fadhli Ishak|date=16 June 2021|accessdate=24 September 2021|work=New Straits Times|archivedate=11 August 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811091507/https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2021/06/699135/working-olympic-status-sepak-takraw}}
Sepak takraw is a sport which originated from Southeast Asia.{{cite web|url=https://www.ocasia.org/sports/14-sepaktakraw-se.html|title=Sepaktakraw|work=Olympic Council of Asia|date=2020|accessdate=23 September 2021|archivedate=29 July 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729163533/https://www.ocasia.org/sports/14-sepaktakraw-se.html}} It is played similarly to volleyball but players use their feet, knee, chest and head to carry a rattan ball over the net. It is a spectator sport that contains elements of volleyball, football, martial arts and gymnastics.{{cite journal|url=https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/39/11/825.full.pdf|title=Anthropometric and physiological profiles of sepak takraw players|author=M N Jawis, R Singh, H JSingh, and M N Yassin|journal=British Journal of Sports Medicine|volume=39|year=2005|issue=11|pages=825–829|doi=10.1136/bjsm.2004.016915|pmid=16244191|pmc=1725066}}{{cite journal|title=Energy expenditure and movement activity analysis of sepaktakraw players in the Thailand league|author=Kacha Udomtaku, and Kurusart Konharn|journal=Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness|volume=18|issue=3|doi=10.1016/j.jesf.2020.04.001|date=2020|pages=136–141|pmid=32477418|pmc=7248663}}{{cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/have-you-heard/2011/07/viral_video_of_the_day_sepak_takraw_kung_fu_soccer_volleyball.html|title=Viral Video of the Day: Kung fu soccer or volleyball? Sepak Takraw is weird new sport|date=27 July 2011|accessdate=27 September 2021|work=The Post-Standard|author=Geoff Herbert|archivedate=27 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927005954/https://www.syracuse.com/have-you-heard/2011/07/viral_video_of_the_day_sepak_takraw_kung_fu_soccer_volleyball.html}}
Organization
{{update|date=September 2022}}
= Key office-holders=
President: MG Dr. Charouck Arirachakaran
Secretary General: Dato Abdul Halim Bin Kader, BBM
= National Association=
The ISTAF currently consists of 2 continental federation members, namely the Asian Sepaktakraw Federation (ASTAF) and the Federation of European Sepak Takraw Associations (FESTA),{{cite web|url=https://www.karobathai.ch/Sepaktakraw.html|title=Sepak Takraw – เซปักตะกร้อ|date=2012|accessdate=23 September 2021|language=de|work=Karobathai.ch|archivedate=1 December 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201202242/https://www.karobathai.ch/Sepaktakraw.html}} with 54 national associations under its membership, including;
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;Asia & Oceania (30)
- {{AFG}}{{cite web|url=https://sport.mthai.com/world-sport/402682.html|title=สหพันธ์ เซปักตะกร้อนานาชาติ ร่างโร้ดแม็ปผลักดัน ตะกร้อ เข้าโอลิมปิกเกมส์|work=Sport MThai|date=19 September 2019|accessdate=23 September 2021|language=th|archivedate=25 October 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025221124/https://sport.mthai.com/world-sport/402682.html}}
- {{AUS}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aramcoworld.com/Articles/March-2020/Sepak-Takraw-Takes-Flight|title=Sepak Takraw Takes Flight|author=John O’Callaghan|date=2020|accessdate=24 September 2021|work=Aramco World|archivedate=30 November 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130203528/https://www.aramcoworld.com/Articles/March-2020/Sepak-Takraw-Takes-Flight}}
- {{BAN}}
- {{BRU}}
- {{CAM}}
- {{CHN}}
- {{TPE}}
- {{HKG}}
- {{IND}}
- {{IRI}}
- {{IRQ}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nationthailand.com/life/30375150|title=Teams from 31 nations due for King's Cup Sepak Takraw Championships|work=The Nation|date=21 August 2019|accessdate=24 September 2021|archivedate=23 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923235435/https://www.nationthailand.com/life/30375150}}
- {{INA}}
- {{JPN}}
- {{KOR}}
- {{KGZ}}
- {{LAO}}
- {{MAC}}
- {{MGL}}
- {{MYA}}
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- {{NEP}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sepaktakraw.org/pdf/ISTAF%20Member%20Countries%20Directory.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011183912/http://www.sepaktakraw.org/pdf/ISTAF%20Member%20Countries%20Directory.pdf|archivedate=11 October 2010|accessdate=22 September 2021|date=24 March 2006|work=International Sepaktakraw Federation|title=International Sepaktakraw Federation Member Countries}}
- {{NZL}}
- {{OMA}}{{cite web|url=https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/life/story/Over_a_million_people_benefited_from_Oman_government_sports_facilities-SNG_196873691/|title=Over a million people benefited from Oman government sports facilities|date=5 January 2021|accessdate=23 September 2021|work=Times of Oman|archivedate=23 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923014418/https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/life/story/Over_a_million_people_benefited_from_Oman_government_sports_facilities-SNG_196873691/}}
- {{PHI}}
- {{PAK}}
- {{flagu|Malaysia}}
- {{flagu|Sri Lanka}}
- {{flagu|Singapore}}
- {{flagu|Tajikistan}}
- {{flagu|Thailand}}
- {{flagu|Vietnam}}
;North America (3)
- {{flagu|Canada}}
- {{flagu|Puerto Rico}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-dWLDwAAQBAJ|title=International Sport Management|first1=Eric|last1=MacIntosh|first2=Gonzalo|last2=Bravo|first3=Ming|last3=Li|page=133|edition=2|year=2020|publisher=Human Kinetics|place=Champaign, Illinois|isbn=9781492556794|lccn=2018030727}}
- {{flagu|United States}}
;South America (3)
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;Africa (2)
- {{flagu|South Africa}}{{cite web|url=https://www.montessoriphysicaleducation.com/new-blog/sepak-takraw2019/5/20|title=Sport from around the World: Southeast Asia|date=25 May 2019|accessdate=24 September 2021|work=Montessori Physical Education|archivedate=3 June 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603002014/https://www.montessoriphysicaleducation.com/new-blog/sepak-takraw2019/5/20}}
- {{flagu|Sudan}}
;Europe (16)
- {{flagu|Belgium}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.co.th/sports/602001/|title="บิ๊กจา"ส่งดาวรุ่งไปเตะทีมเดี่ยวชิงแชมป์โลก|date=2 October 2017|accessdate=22 September 2021|work=Daily News|archivedate=21 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921224054/https://www.dailynews.co.th/sports/602001/}}
- {{flagu|Denmark}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2004/03/15/20-countries-tipped-for-agungs-cup--sepak-takraw-meet/|title=20 countries tipped for Agung's Cup sepak takraw meet|date=15 March 2004|accessdate=22 September 2021|work=The Star|archivedate=27 November 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127031800/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2004/03/15/20-countries-tipped-for-agungs-cup--sepak-takraw-meet/}}
- {{flagu|France}}{{cite web|language=fr|title=3 au 6 septembre 2015 / Open de France et Internationaux de France de Sepak Takraw 2015|date=2015|accessdate=24 September 2021|work=Association Française de Sepak Takraw|archivedate=23 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923210317/https://www.takrawfrance.com/|url=https://www.takrawfrance.com/}}
- {{flagu|Finland}}{{cite web|language=id|url=https://www.markijar.com/2018/12/sejarah-sepak-takraw-lengkap.html|title=Sejarah Sepak Takraw Lengkap Perkembangannya|work=Markijar|date=4 December 2018|accessdate=28 September 2021|archivedate=4 March 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304033453/https://www.markijar.com/2018/12/sejarah-sepak-takraw-lengkap.html}}
- {{flagu|Germany}}
- {{flagu|Hungary}}
- {{flagu|Italy}}{{cite web|url=https://www.contra-ataque.it/2013/10/06/alla-scoperta-del-sepak-takraw-lo-sport-che-sta-facendo-impazzire-lasia.html|title=Alla scoperta del Sepak Takraw, lo sport che sta facendo impazzire l'Asia|author=Eduardo Barone|language=it|date=6 October 2013|accessdate=22 September 2021|work=Contra-ataque.it|archivedate=27 October 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027010106/https://www.contra-ataque.it/2013/10/06/alla-scoperta-del-sepak-takraw-lo-sport-che-sta-facendo-impazzire-lasia.html}}
- {{flagu|Ireland}}
- {{flagu|Malta}}
- {{flagu|Poland}}{{cite web|url=https://e-isbn.pl/IsbnWeb/onix/summary.html?record_id=9912135|title=Szczegółowa informacja o publikacji oznaczonej identyfikatorem ISBN 978-83-957425-0-7|language=pl|date=30 May 2020|accessdate=9 September 2021|website=e-isbn.pl|archivedate=23 September 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210923015731/https://e-isbn.pl/IsbnWeb/onix/summary.html?record_id=9912135}}
- {{flagu|Portugal}}
- {{flagu|Russia}}
- {{flagu|Serbia}}
- {{flagu|Switzerland}}
- {{flagu|United Kingdom}}
- {{flagu|Turkey}}
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; Map of ISTAF membership countries
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International tournaments
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= ISTAF World Cup =
{{main article|ISTAF World Cup}}
The tournament consists of two categories including men's and women's, each category will have preliminary group stages, before moving on to the knock-out rounds. The first-ever ISTAF World Cup is held in Malaysia in July 2011. The event has been being scheduled to be held every four years, nevertheless, the second edition, which was originally programmed to be held in 2015 in Goa, India,{{cite web|title=ISTAF World Cup to return after five-year absence|url=https://www.stadiumastro.com/sepak-takraw-league/istaf-world-cup-return-after-fiveyear-absence-57969|author=Seng Foo Lee|date=12 September 2017|accessdate=21 September 2021|work=Astro SuperSport|archivedate=21 September 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210921154730/https://www.stadiumastro.com/sepak-takraw-league/istaf-world-cup-return-after-fiveyear-absence-57969}}{{cite web|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/2015-sepak-takraw-world-cup-053812807.html|date=19 March 2015|accessdate=21 September 2021|title=2015 Sepak Takraw World Cup postponed due to South East Asian Games|author=Tanyaporn Sportskeeda|work=Yahoo! News|archivedate=6 January 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010857/https://in.news.yahoo.com/2015-sepak-takraw-world-cup-053812807.html?guccounter=1}} was postponed due to a possible clash of dates with the 2015 King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship and the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, and was later reprogrammed to be conducted in 2017 and moved the venue to Hyderabad instead.{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/041117/istaf-world-cup-india-smash-their-way-into-semi-finals.html|title=ISTAF World Cup: India smash their way into semi-finals|date=4 November 2017|accessdate=21 September 2021|work=Deccan Chronicle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611235231/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/041117/istaf-world-cup-india-smash-their-way-into-semi-finals.html|archive-date=11 June 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/lain-lain/2017/11/347071/skuad-takraw-lelaki-raih-perak-piala-dunia-istaf|title=Skuad takraw lelaki raih perak Piala Dunia ISTAF|date=5 November 2021|accessdate=21 September 2021|language=ms|author=Azlan Muhammad Zain|work=Berita Harian|archivedate=7 November 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107163823/https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/lain-lain/2017/11/347071/skuad-takraw-lelaki-raih-perak-piala-dunia-istaf}} The 2021 ISTAF World Cup was postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well.{{cite web|url=https://www.usports.co.th/th/takraw/article/1753/เรียก%2020%20ตะกร้อหนุ่ม-สาวไทย%20เข้าแคมป์เก็บตัว|title=เรียก 20 ตะกร้อหนุ่ม-สาวไทย เข้าแคมป์เก็บลุยศึก 'ISTAF WORLD CUP 2022'|date=10 October 2022|accessdate=13 November 2022|language=th|work=Usports.co.th|archivedate=13 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221113104715/https://www.usports.co.th/th/takraw/article/1753/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%81%2020%20%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A1-%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2%20%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%8C%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7}}
Thailand is the most successful country in the tournament by winning first place in all categories since the establishment of the tournament.
= ISTAF SuperSeries (ISS)=
{{main article|ISTAF SuperSeries|l1=ISTAF SuperSeries (ISS)}}
The ISTAF SuperSeries (ISS) is an elite international tournament for the sport of Sepaktakraw. The competition is held in a grand prix format whereby national teams compete in a series of events during a season. Their performance will then be cumulated to determine the overall winner for the season. Its inaugural tournament was held in Bangkok, Thailand during 8–11 September 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.sepaktakraw.org/iss-thailand-2011/ |title=Official Sepaktakraw Website – ISS Thailand 2011 |website=www.sepaktakraw.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904111012/http://www.sepaktakraw.org/iss-thailand-2011/ |archive-date=2013-09-04}} The finals of ISS 2011/2012 see Thailand being crowned the overall champion for both men and women in front of their home crowd in Bangkok.{{cite web|url=https://theculturetrip.com/asia/thailand/articles/sepak-takraw-a-look-at-southeast-asias-coolest-sport/|title=Sepak Takraw: A Look at Southeast Asia's Coolest Sport|author=Kyle Hulme|date=2 March 2018|accessdate=24 September 2021|work=The Cullture Trip|archivedate=26 October 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026215624/https://theculturetrip.com/asia/thailand/articles/sepak-takraw-a-look-at-southeast-asias-coolest-sport/}}
See also
{{portal|Sport}}
References
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External links
- [https://sepaktakraw.one/ Official website]
- {{cite web | url = http://www.ocasia.org/Sports/SportsFed.aspx?BmdWVf3359AW02q3HVv9iJ8keHpbUYds | title = International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) | author = Olympic Council of Asia | publisher = Olympic Council of Asia | year = 2009 | format = website | access-date =11 June 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140227102859/https://ocasia.org/Sports/SportsFed.aspx?BmdWVf3359AW02q3HVv9iJ8keHpbUYds | archive-date = 27 February 2014}}
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