Pencak Silat at the Commonwealth Games - a Demonstration Sport
Pencak Silat (often called just silat) is a martial arts style originating from Indonesia.
There was an exhibition of Silat at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but no details of the competition have been found.
Silat was one of the four demonstration sports at Games, the others were Sepak Takraw, Silambam and Wushu.
The sport has never been on the official Commonwealth Games program.
Related Pages
- See the full list of Commonwealth Games sports
- About the sport of Pencak Silat
- Demonstration sports at the Commonwealth Games
- About the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur
- About Sport in Indonesia
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