Prime Minister Hun Sen has reaffirmed Cambodia’s commitment as hosts of the upcoming 32nd SEA Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games, noting that the Kingdom has prepared a sufficient budget to provide adequate food and accommodation to the sporting delegates and officials who will be attending the historic events. While addressing a temple inauguration ceremony at Preah Barami Vongkot Borey Pagoda in the capital’s Sen Sok district on April 24, he explained that waiving fees for admission and broadcasting rights for the biennial multi-sports events means that the world would get the chance to witness the true heart of Cambodia.…
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The opening and closing ceremonies of the upcoming 32nd SEA Games will be performed at an “Olympic level” standard while still being free for everyone who wishes to attend, according to Vath Chamroeun, secretary-general of the Cambodia SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC). He made the remarks while presiding over an April 22 training course on hospitality for presenters, held at the Ministry of National Defence. “With the SEA Games, there are two points of great success: First, the opening and closing ceremonies, especially the opening ceremony. We have to hold the most amazing ceremony ever and do it at the…
The Cambodian under-22 men’s football team has completed all three of their overseas training camps and arrived back in the Kingdom ahead of the upcoming 32nd SEA Games. The football competition is set to start on April 29, and organisers have assured the public that venue preparations are almost complete, with only advertising hoardings to be erected and final pitch markings to be painted. The team touched down on April 19, after completing their third and final camp, in the Thai capital Bangkok. Their first camp took place on the resort island of Koh Samui, while their second phase saw…
The Cambodia SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) convened a special security meeting to examine preparations for the upcoming 32nd SEA Games and exchange views on potential challenges they may arise. Chaired by CAMSOC secretary-general Vath Chamroeun, the April 19 meeting was held at the Morodok Techo National Stadium. Also present at the meeting were National Police deputy chief Him Yan and many national police officers. “We met with officers from across the country, and conducted a detailed risk analysis of each of the scheduled events, including crowd management. It is important that we are able to foresee any risks to…
The Volleyball Federation of Cambodia (VFC) and the national organising committees for the 32nd SEA Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games have redrawn lots for the men’s indoor volleyball competition at the biennial multi-sports events, following a delayed entry by the Philippines team. The original due date was March 5 before being extended to March 24 to allow the Philippines to organise their registration, but they still failed to register by the revised deadline. As a result, the VFC draw was made on April 5. Cambodia was joined in Pool A by former gold medallists Indonesia and Singapore, while Pool…
Cambodia’s organising committees for the 32nd SEA Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games, CAMSOC-CAMAPGOC, announced a surprise decision to waive the $50 per day meal and accommodation fee that at previous editions were charged to each member of the sports delegations from participating countries at both events. The decision followed an April 18 special meeting chaired by Prime Minister Hun Sen, with Minister of National Defence Tea Banh and Minister of Tourism Thong Khon in attendance. “At today’s important meeting, we received a recommendation from [Hun Sen and Tea Banh] to waive the $50 per day fee that is normally…
Brazilian boxer Thiago Teixeira and his wife Roma Maria Rozanska-Steffen have been officially granted Cambodian citizenship by King Norodom Sihamoni through a royal decree at the request of Prime Minister Hun Sen. According to the decree dated April 11, Thiago and his family are granted citizenship via naturalisation. Thiago was born on July 28, 1988 in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, and his wife Rozanska-Steffen was born in 1983 in Poland and later became a US citizen. Hun Sen dropped the hint of citizenship for Thiago on April 8 after providing him $20,000 as support as the Brazilian boxer…
Preah Sihanouk governor Kuoch Chamroeun said the Kingdom’s coastal provinces are now ready to host all of the scheduled events for the 2023 SEA Games, which take place in May. Preah Sihanouk province will be hosting three events: Sailing, beach volleyball and jet skiing. Chamroeun said the province has prepared the infrastructure and has a security and public order plan in place already for next month. “These sports will show the potential of our province as we have beaches and coastal waters that are favourable for the athletes to use for competitions,” he said. Preah Sihanouk has actually hosted competitions…
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has highlighted the results of its sweeping sporting sector reforms of the past decade, noting that Cambodian athletes had recorded remarkable international success. Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron shared the results of the reforms at an April 10 meeting to summarise the ministry’s 2022 results and set a working direction for 2023. “Thanks to the growth our reforms have encouraged, the Kingdom’s athletes have claimed a total of 1,370 medals at 45 international events in the past decade. This includes 681 bronze medals, 363 silver, and most impressively, 326…
The group stages of the 2023 Cambodian League Cup are now complete and four teams will advance to the semi-finals. One of the matches was marred by an incidence of violence that resulted in the expulsion of player Long Meng Hav and the termination of his contract with the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) Football Association. During the April 8 match against Kirivong Sok Sen Chey FC in Takeo province, Long Meng Hav, wearing his number 28 jersey, scored the opening goal for the RCAF Football Association in the 40th minute. Later in the match, at the 79th minute, Meng…