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KUALA LUMPUR: Classifying combat sports as a sporting activity previously classified as ‘uniformed body activity’ was among the seven points agreed at today's Sports Development High Level Committee (HLC) meeting.

Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said the classification is to ensure that combat sports athletes in schools get recognition equal to other sports in line with the Sports Development Act 1997 (Act 576).

"What is meant by combat sports are sports like taekwondo, wushu. We want coordination based on the Sports Development Act since activities have now increased to 103 types of sports. We want to coordinate at the school level as well, all of these will be called sports.

"For example, for e-sports, the category is already there, the definition of sports follows the Act and we want to ensure that coordination takes place at the school level," she said at a press conference after attending the committee's meeting at Parliament today.

The HLC meeting follows the decision of the Sports Development Cabinet Committee meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and also attended by Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.