page_title: Sport in Malaysia
section_title: Hockey
hierarchical_section_title: Sport in Malaysia / Team sports / Hockey
caption_attribution_description: English: Historical Melaka City Council Hockey Stadium, Bukit Serindit, Central Melaka, Melaka, MalaysiaBahasa Melayu: Stadium Hoki Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah, Bukit Serindit, Melaka Tengah, Melaka, Malaysia
context_page_description: Sports in Malaysia are an important part of Malaysian culture. Sports in Malaysia are popular from both the participation and spectating aspect. Malaysians from different walks of life join in a wide variety of sports for recreation as well as for competition. In the broadest definition of sports—physical exercise of all sorts—the four most popular recreational sports among the general population of Malaysia are exercise walking, aerobic exercise, strength training, and running. Other most popular sports are bicycling, swimming, climbing, camping, bowling, hiking, fishing and scuba diving.
  In the spectating aspect, the six spectator sports with most fans are association football, field hockey, rugby union, badminton, volleyball, handball, basketball and mixed martial arts. Malaysia has hosted several major sports events including the Commonwealth Games in 1998.
context_section_description: Malaysia was a founding member of the Asian Hockey Federation. The national team is Malaysia's representative in field hockey tournaments around the world. In the usual course of things, the team is made up of the best field hockey players in Malaysia. The governing body for the sports is the Malaysian Hockey Confederation. The Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) is a top league competition for field hockey clubs in the Malaysian hockey league system.
  At the present time, the men's hockey team is ranked 13th in the world and 3rd in Asia in the FIH World Rankings (as of May 2019). The team won a silver medal in 2010 Asian Games. The Malaysia women's national field hockey team is ranked 22nd in the world and 5th in Asia in the FIH World Rankings (as of May 2019).
caption: Hockey stadium in Malacca.
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