Cambodia has taken the position that it will use the term “Kun Khmer” to refer to the sport of kickboxing at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, and has removed the term Muay from all references to the sport. Despite strong reactions from the Thai side – and threats of a boycott – the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) says it will not be budged. CAMSOC secretary-general Vath Chamroeun said the decision had been affirmed in an informed letter shared with all of the participating nations. The letter explained that the term “Kun Khmer” was chosen as an expression…
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Cambodia will begin the 100-day countdown to the 2023 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and ASEAN Para Games on January 25, as Minister of National Defence Tea Banh affirmed that the country is ready to host the biennial multi-sports extravaganza for the first time. Tea Banh, who is also chairman of the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC), considers the countdown as the final opportunity for CAMSOC’s 14 sub-committees to strengthen their commitment to ensuring the games, scheduled for May, are a glorious success. “The time when Cambodia will host the SEA Games and ASEAN Para Games is approaching. We are…
Twenty-five football-oriented venues and academies in Cambodia have been officially inaugurated by the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) and the International Football Federation (FIFA) to promote the future development of football in the Kingdom. An inauguration ceremony for the 25 football academies was held at Angkor High School in Siem Reap on January 17. The launch of the FIFA Football for Schools programme was announced at the launch, under the presidency of FIFA representative Fatimata Sidibe. Officials from the FFC and the Ministry of Youth, Education and sport were also in attendance. Sidibe praised the achievements of the FFC and…
National Police chief General Neth Savoeun, who is also chairman of Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee’s (CAMSOC) Public Order Commission, announced that eight nations and institutions have offered security support for the upcoming SEA Games and ASEAN Para Games. Deputy Prime Minister Tea Banh, Minister of National Defense, urged the Kingdom’s security forces to pay close attention to maintaining public order and protecting the domestic and international guests who will attend the two events. During a January 19 inspection of the security forces – at the Morodok Techo National Stadium –Savoeun said the public order commission has secured the assistance…
The Cambodia Boxing Federation (CBF) is optimistic that its athletes, especially Cambodian-Uzbek heavyweight Rajapov Abdullah, will be able claim its first Asian-level medal result, ahead of the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games hosted by the Kingdom in May. CBF secretary-general Buy Sophoan expressed hopes as the federation dispatched four of its fighters to the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships in the Thai capital Bangkok. The event, scheduled to wrap up on January 27, will be the last international experience the Cambodian athletes will get before they compete on home soil at the 2023 SEA Games. “This is the last Asian…
Cambodia has decided to officially remove the word Muay from the programme of the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 2023 in May. “Kun Khmer” will instead be used to represent the Southeast Asian sport of kickboxing, in accordance with the wishes of the Cambodian people. Vath Chamroeun, secretary-general of both the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) and the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), told The Post that the official decision was in line with public opinion. Officials have already written to the Olympic committees of the participating nations to inform them of the decision. “We have told the…
Winning a belt and the Thai King’s Trophy at a Thai fighting event at the end of 2022 made Thoeun Theara, 25, the most famous boxer in Cambodia today. He also became the first Kun Khmer boxer to be recognized by the World Muaythai Organization (WMO), which still ranks him first in the 72.5 kg weight category. Theara’s life didn’t begin so glamorously, however, as he spent years working as a labourer in Thailand with his parents from a young age. After that he began life as a construction worker in many different places and was even a brick maker…
The National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports have authorised the emergency formation of a new National Sports Federation. The establishment of the Obstacle Sports Federation of Cambodia was required in order to include the sport in the 32nd SEA Games 2023, which Cambodia will host in May. The newly formed federation was announced by Ouk Sithicheat, director-general of the education ministry’s Directorate General of Sports. “The formation of the Obstacle Sports Federation was very necessary. The Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) has included it as one of the 37 sports at…
VISAKHA FC has spent up large, bringing qualified foreign coaches to strengthen their team and prepare them this season’s Cambodian Premier League and Hun Sen Cup. The wealthy club has offered new contracts to their successful staff members and introduced several new players to its squad. At the beginning of the year, Visakha signed 45-year-old Scot Simon Mcmenemy as its new head coach. McMenemy began his coaching career as head coach of the Philippines national side in 2010, leading the team to their first appearance in semi-finals of that year’s 2010 AFF Championship. In 2011, Mcmenemy moved to Long An…
Prime Minister Hun Sen urged the media to cover the 100-day countdown to the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. The May 5 opening ceremony will be a historic date, as the Kingdom hosts the biennial multi-sports extravaganza for the first time. During a January 14 meeting with nearly 5,000 journalists, Hun Sen reminded the assembled guests of their important role in raising the Kingdom’s profile ahead of the 2023 Games. “The media, both public and private, has a part to play in maintaining peace and social order through the ‘safe village-commune’ policy,” he said. “The media should join the government…