Brazilian boxer Thiago Teixeira is putting his heart and soul into promoting Kun Khmer to the world after abandoning his association with Muay Thai, the Thailand-variation of the sport of kickboxing. The World Muay Thai Organisation (WMO) has banned Thiago from competition and stripped him of the title he won on April 2, claiming he had brought the sport into disrepute. Thiago said he considered the loss of the belt a “blatant case of discrimination”, with no clear legal basis. At an April 8 press conference in Phnom Penh, Thiago said the WMO had stripped him of his belt without…
Author: Chhorn Norn
Minister of Tourism Thong Khon – who also serves as permanent vice-president of the national committees for organising the 32nd SEA Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games (CAMSOC-CAMAPGOC) – affirmed that Cambodia’s preparations have been making good progress and the committees fully expect the Kingdom will be well-positioned to succeed as hosts. Khon detailed that the official number of athletes, coaches and staff in the delegations sent by 11 countries will number 12,404 in total. Thousands of fans and international tourists are expected to be in town as well. The SEA Games will take place from May 5-17. “All forces…
Prime Minister Hun Sen urges all relevant institutions to work together to study the feasibility and draw up plans for state subsidised insurance and a disability payment scheme to cover athletes who become injured or disabled while competing for their country. Addressing a gathering of 4,264 national team athletes in Phnom Penh on April 3, Hun Sen noted that the Ministry of Health would be providing free medical treatment at the National Techo Santepheap Hospital to all athletes who sustain injuries during their upcoming 32nd SEA Games matches and competitions. “From now on, we have a place to treat our…
Prime Minister Hun Sen has given hope and confidence to Team Cambodian, saying that he fervently believes they will be able to double their medal count at the upcoming 32nd SEA Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games. He assured them that the government has made in-depth preparations to ensure that the events go as smoothly as possible, so they need only focus on their training regimes, ahead of the historic event. While addressing 4,264 members of the Cambodian sports family at an April 3 solidarity meal in Phnom Penh, he acknowledged that the athletes must be tired but that they…
The Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) has announced that Argentine coach Felix Dalmas will replace Japanese general manager Keisuke Honda, who will end his role after the upcoming 32nd SEA Games, on May 17. Dalmas was pleased to accept the challenge of guiding the Cambodian side. He served as Honda’s assistant from August 2018, until personal issues and the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic forced him to return to Argentina in March 2021. “Although I left Cambodia, my heart remained here. I knew that there was work I still wanted to do,” said Dalmas at an April 2 press conference.…
Fighting on behalf of Cambodia for the first time, Brazilian kickboxer Thiago Teixeira drew well earned praise from fight fans when he knocked out Englishman Joe Craven in the second round of their April 2 clash, cinching a world title in the World Muaythai Organisation (WMO). At the APEX Fight Series at LKH Arena, Germany, Teixeira threw a fast left hand-right elbow combination to drop Craven to the canvas early in the second round. As the referee held his hand aloft, Teixeira wrapped himself in the Cambodian flag. He became fascinated by Kun Khmer after seeing it engraved on the…
Cambodia finished the 6th Southeast Asian Vovinam Championship 2023 in Phnom Penh top of the medal table with 10 gold, nine silver and 10 bronze to record the Kingdom’s best ever result. The home nation racked up more medals than Vietnam, from where the vovinam martial art originates, who took nine gold and 11 silver to finish second. But the tally of 29 medals did not satisfy president of the Cambodia Vovinam Federation Ou Ratana, who urged the team to strive harder to maintain momentum and ensure an impressive showing when Cambodia hosts the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA) Games…
Twelve young footballers, who live and study through Scott Neeson’s Cambodian Children’s Fund (CCF), have been selected to represent Happy Football Cambodia Australia (HFCA) at an U16 football tournament in Singapore. The JSSL 7s tournament will be held from April 7-9. The 12 girls, aged from 13 to 15, were selected from among the many who train with HFCA, an NGO. HFCA was established in 2005, and aims to empower impoverished youth in Cambodia through football. “We aim to ensure that poor youth have the right to a high quality education and the opportunity to gather. Football helps with welfare,…
The national volleyball team is in Malaysia for the Tri-Nation Volleyball Cup 2023, which is happening from March 29 to April 1. The Kingdom was invited to participate by the host nation, along with the Singaporean team. The hosts will field an A and B team, while the two guest nations will field one squad each. The Cambodian team took on Malaysia A at 9:30pm on day one of the tournament, before facing Singapore and Malaysia B at 7:30pm on the two subsequent days. The score of the March 29 match was unavailable at time of publication. Each of the…
Qualifying is now underway for the Hun Sen Cup, Cambodia’s premier football tournament. This year is the 17th itineration of the competition, and several reforms have been introduced. Players, clubs, match officials and fans alike are excited about the improvements. For the first time in the history of the prestigious competition, clubs are permitted to register and field foreign players, opening up the prospect of wealthier clubs rewarding big name players richly enough to bring them to the tournament. “The team that lifts the Hun Sen Cup will be eligible to play in the Asian Football Confederation’s AFC Cup, so…