As a girl who was sent to live in an orphanage as a child, Ban Cheavey was not as fortunate as other children who live under the care of their parents or relatives. Even today, she still doesn’t know who her parents are or how many relatives she has. Nevertheless, Cheavey overcame countless hardships and sorrows in order to free herself from the darkness that began her life as she grew up in an orphanage called Meatuphumi Centre, located in Rattanak village and commune in Battambang town. Unlike the other girls at the orphanage, Cheavey has embraced the sport of…
Author: Chhorn Norn
The Cambodia SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) on January 10 signed an agreement with ABA Bank, making it the second exclusive sponsor of the upcoming sporting extravaganza hosted by the Kingdom in May this year. According to CAMSOC secretary-general Vath Chamroeun, ABA joins AIA Life Insurance Cambodia to become exclusive sponsorship partners in their respective industries for between $1.5 million and $2 million each for the 32nd SEA Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games. The agreement with AIA was signed on December 28, 2022. “Today marked a milestone event. We will work together in coordinating and preparing the budget for…
The Cambodia Chess Federation (CCF) is organising a regional “Ouk Chaktrang” championship as a preparation event ahead of the 2023 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games hosted by the Kingdom later this year. Ouk chaktrang is the Khmer form of chess, the playing of which is depicted at Angkor Wat, and has similarities with the Thai version. The 2023 SEA Ouk Chaktrang Championship – organised by the CCF, with the support of the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport – is scheduled to finish on January 13. The event features training courses on the…
Footage of an amazing long distance goal by Nexstep FC team member Bruno Wellington Krenkel in the Cambodian League 2 has been gaining a lot of attention around the world, most notably in England, one of the most football-obsessed nations on earth. Bruno scored his incredible goal on July 17 last year. Despite Nexstep going down 4-2 to Prey Veng at Siem Reap Stadium, the thing people remember about the match was his spectacular fourth minute solo effort. Bruno received a long ball near the centre of the pitch and appeared trapped on the sideline by three defenders. Utilising some…
Keisuke Honda said goodbye to the players this week as his tenure as head coach of the Cambodian senior national team came to an end. “I hope the Cambodian national team will play in the World Cup in my lifetime,” said the Japanese football great, who had led the national team since 2018. The Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) issued a statement thanking Honda for all his time and hard work with the Cambodian national team from August 2018 to January 2023. The 3-1 defeat to Thailand in the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 on January 2 was the last…
The Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) said the 2022 preparations for this year’s historic 32nd SEA Games and ASEAN Para Games went well. The committee is confident that the games will be a success. Vath Chamroeun, CAMSOC secretary-general, said the committee – in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, and other relevant government institutions – has worked hard to ensure preparations are on track. “In 2022, we had a lot of success in expanding our abilities to organise tournaments and officiate events. We also found excellent results on the sporting field, most notably with our record…
The 32 top futsal teams in the Kingdom have made it through the regional qualifiers and will contest the knockout stages of the 2023 Ganzberg Cup for a chance to claim the first prize of $15,000. Although the cup has run for five seasons in the past, this is first time the event has partnered with PNN TV. Som Chhaya, deputy director-general of the station, expressed his pleasure at the new broadcasting deal and said he was looking forward to some quality futsal. “We have partnered with the Football Federation of Cambodia to host this spectacular event, with huge prize…
Officials from the Cambodia Boules and Petanque Federation (CBPF) have organised trials between the existing team members and athletes from the capital and provinces. They will use the trials to select the strongest possible team for the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2023, which Cambodia will host. Ung Kimsrun, technical officer of the CBPF and a representative of the organising committee, said the qualifiers will be conducted in a transparent and non-partisan manner. He informed the management of all clubs in Cambodia to send their strongest athletes to compete for a chance to qualify for the national team. “In…
Minister of National Defence Tea Banh said the athletes who returned from April’s 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games with medals were prime examples of the government’s resolute will to promote Cambodian sports in the region and on the international stage. Tea Banh, who also heads the Cambodia SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC), presented the medal winners and their coaches with special bonus incentives on December 26, and thanked the sportsmen and sportswomen, their coaches and the officials of their sporting federations for increasing the prestige of the Kingdom. “Your achievements are a source of pride for all Cambodians. I offer…
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron identified the significant achievements that had stemmed from in-depth reforms to the national policy on the Development of Physical Education and Sports. Speaking at a December 26 ceremony which awarded bonus prizes to the medalists of the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, he said the reforms had been enacted as part of the government’s promotion of the sporting sector as it prepared to host the 32nd SEA Games in 2023. Chuon Naron explained that the reforms had focused on four areas. Sporting infrastructure had been improved, with repairs to existing grounds…