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You’ll never walk alone: How walking football is helping seniors stay young

16 Oct 2023 1 min read No comments International

For these former national women’s team football players, walking is the new running as they take on a modified version of the beautiful game.

In her heyday, Madam Maimun Wahab was a stalwart defender in the Singapore women’s football team.

She stopped the region’s best strikers from scoring and helping the Republic win a silver medal at the 1985 South-east Asian Games in Bangkok, losing only to Thailand in the final.

Today, even at the age of 67, she continues to play a modified version of the beautiful game.

Full story at source: https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2023/10/walking-football-singapore/index.html?shell

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Last update on 2026-08-05 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API. Walking Football Limited is also an Amazon Associate and earns a commission from qualifying purchases