The Kun Khmer International Federation (KKIF) and the Cambodia Kickboxing Federation (CKBF) have partnered with Chinese-run LoongHai Fight Club to send fighter Lon Panha to a kickboxing tournament in China. The federations also have plans to send boxers to Europe and the US in the near future. Hosted by Henan TV, the tournament is China’s largest. SEA Games silver medalist Panha will face off in a February 3 international friendly match with a Chinese fighter in the 67kg weight class. “This is the first time Cambodia has sent a fighter to China, and it is a source of pride for…
Author: Chhorn Norn
A live video showing the resentment of Keo Rumchong, who was not called up by the Kun Khmer International Federation (KKIF) and Cambodia Kickboxing Federation (CKBF) to contest the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, has led to allegations of wrongdoing by the famous fighter. “I am disappointed not to be selected. I won a gold medal at the National Games, so why not include me to raise the profile of the Kingdom when we host the SEA Games?” he says in the January 29 video. He alleged the kickboxing federation lied to him. After he claimed gold at the national…
Wining seven cycling trophies at the first round of the King’s Cup in Thailand on January 28-29 has given the three Cambodian mountain bikers confidence that they are well placed to claim medals on home soil this May, when the Kingdom hosts the 32nd SEA Games. Across the two days of competition, Khim Meng Long claimed three trophies, while Chan Chai Fong and Ken Malay won two each. Nou Chamroeun, secretary-general of the Cambodian Cycling Federation, said it was an excellent result for the athletes. “Based on their performances, we can tell that their training regimes are on track to…
The Volleyball Federation of Cambodia (VFC) has purchased Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology, and will employ it at May’s 32nd SEA Games. Aing Serey Piseth, secretary-general of the VFC, said the federation – which is headed by National Police Chief Neth Savoeun and Sar Sokha, secretary of state for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports – introduced VAR equipment as part of reforms which aim to improve the accuracy of the scoring system ahead of major competitions. “I believe we are only the fourth country in the ASEAN region to utilise this new technology,” he added. “The federations from…
The Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) – together with the Kun Khmer International Federation (KKIF) and Khmer Boxing Federation – have achieved a “great success” by including Kun Khmer in the upcoming biennial multi-sports event on its home soil for the first time, said a senior official. CAMSOC secretary-general Vath Chamroeun made the remarks after the Thai side made a U-turn on their threat of boycott over the use of the term Kun Khmer. Chamroeun said that at the same time, Cambodia also has the will and ambition to expand the Khmer martial art to all future SEA Games…
With the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games approaching, officials have reiterated their intention to ensure that the Kingdom’s 64-year wait to host the biennial multi-sports extravaganza this May will end with a historic success. Prime Minister Hun Sen has also urged the people to use the event as an opportunity to showcase the Kingdom’s unity and development to the tens of thousands of foreigners who will be attending. Cambodia began the countdown to the biggest sporting event it has ever hosted on the evening of January 25, with youths across the country joining in the…
Minister of National Defence Tea Banh presided over a spectacular ceremony marking the 100-day countdown to the 2023 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, as the run-in to Cambodia hosting the regional multisport extravaganza for the first time in its history gathers pace. Held at the showpiece Morodok Techo National Stadium on January 25, the event featured firework displays, as well as adrenaline-pumping performances of bokator, taekwondo and breakdancing, with traditional drums beating the countdown. A packed crowd of national and international guests – which included top Cambodia 2023 organisers and the chefs de mission of the 11 countries set to compete…
The Cambodia Boxing Federation’s long wait for its first medal at the Asian Championships has finally ended, thanks to national team members Rajapov Abdulla and Penh Vanthong. At the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships 2023 in the Thai capital Bangkok, Vanthong claimed bronze, with Rajapov guaranteed at least a silver, as he prepares for the final. The Asian champs have been underway since January 17. Cambodian-Uzbek boxers Rajapov and Vanthong drew automatic entry into their semi-finals, although only Rajapov was able to advance. During his January 23 match, Vanthong lost 5-0 to Kazakhstan’s Serik Abzal, to claim bronze in the…
Controversial allegations between the Cambodian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (CBFF) and former World Champion Sambo Sophorn, which led to bodybuilding’s removal from the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, remain unresolved. Sophorn has filed a lawsuit against national representative bodybuilders Phan Narith and Seang Meng Sang, who have alleged that he encouraged their use of banned substances. Sophorn – who won a gold medal at the World Bodybuilding and Physical Fitness Championships in 2018 – was accused by CBFF president Tek Bunvy, as well as Narith and Meng Sang, of tricking the duo into using steroids, an allegation he rejected. Their…
The Kingdom will spend over $100 million in total to organise this year’s 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games, Prime Minister Hun Sen said as the SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) prepares to kick off its 100-day countdown to the biennial multi-sports extravaganza. Speaking at a graduation ceremony for nearly 7,000 students from the Cambodian University for Specialties on January 23, Hun Sen said the Kingdom is also paying attention to security for the event and holding it responsibly beyond just winning medals. “This is a big event which we need to spend a lot of…