The Apsara National Authority (ANA) is marking the 30 years that Angkor has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List with the Angkor Remembrance Festival, which runs from December 14-16. Photographs of the ANA’s work since 1992 are on display in front of the Angkor Wat temple during the festival. ANA deputy director-general Long Kosal told The Post on December 14 that there have been many memorable achievements in the last 30 years. The authority’s main focuses are conservation – including the restoration and maintenance of temples – and sustainable development. This includes boosting people’s livelihoods, building roads, repairing ancient…
Author: Chhorn Norn
Cambodia’s e-sports team Impunity KH have just made history by winning the first bronze medal for the Kingdom at the 14th IESF World Esports Championship in Bali, Indonesia, a result that has boosted the confidence of the team and of E-Sports Federation Cambodia (EFC) officials as they look ahead to the competition at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games hosted by Cambodia in 2023. EFC secretary-general Lun Samdy, who led a delegation along with Impunity KH to the World Championships in Bali, said the medal was the result of team efforts and that the victory was in line with the…
The Cambodia Soft Tennis Federation (CSTF) has changed its leadership structure and added new members to its executive committee to implement its action plan for success at the national and international levels, especially at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games hosted by Cambodia in 2023. The appointment of new leadership was made at the CSTF general assembly held at the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) on December 13. Sar Sith, undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Interior and chairman of the General Secretariat of the Sports Council, presided over the assembly. They agreed on the financial statements of…
Cambodia Weightlifting Federation (CWF) president Vath Chamroeun considers the Olympic Solidarity coaching course on weightlifting at the national level a golden opportunity to work together for success at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2023, which the Kingdom will host. During the opening ceremony at the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) on December 13, Chamroeun – who is also secretary-general of the SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) – urged all trainees to pay close attention to gain new knowledge and skills from instructor Minieash Pandoo of the International Weightlifting Federation because weightlifting is an Olympic sport that has…
The Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) held a special meeting on December 13 to discuss and exchange views of their preparations for hosting the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) council meeting. The meeting will be held in Phnom Penh from December 15-17. At the invitation of Minister of Tourism and CAMSOC permanent vice-president Thong Khon, all concerned officials attended the meeting, including Yi Veasna, secretary-general of the National Paralympic Committee of Cambodia and deputy secretary general of CAMSOC, as he is the technical officer in charge of sports management for the Para Games in Cambodia. “We organised this meeting…
Cambodian boxers showed everyone that they are capable hosts by jointly winning the most gold medals among five other countries to finish first in the Kun Khmer SEA Championship 2022, held in Sihanoukville during this year’s Sea Festival. Across 11 different weight classes, the Cambodian national boxing team won seven gold, two silver and one bronze; followed by Vietnamese boxers who won two gold, six silver and two bronze and third place went to Myanmar’s fighters who won two gold, one silver and three bronze. Malaysia came in fourth with three silver and three bronze, the Philippines won one silver…
The 1st Ly Hout FIDE Rated Chess Invitational was considered a great success for Cambodia after six of its players finished in top placements and are now officially registered with the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and fully eligible to participate in international competitions in over 190 countries. Although Vietnam and Hong Kong withdrew from the tournament, 15 players – 10 from Malaysia and five from Thailand – came to compete. Among the 15 were those with the strongest ratings on the FIDE list and none of the 11 Cambodian players was favoured to win. However, after two days of matches…
This year’s Sea Festival, held over three days from December 9-11 in Preah Sihanouk province, included several sports competitions which were open to the public to attend. Vath Chamroeun, secretary-general of the Cambodia SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC), said the preparations had gone smoothly and successfully and drew the support of many people and that this was a good sign for achieving high attendance for the upcoming 32nd SEA Games in 2023. He added that despite the three-on-three basketball competition being cancelled, the running and bicycle races, Kun Khmer SEA championship 2022 and sailboat races at sea were all held…
Advances in training – as well as silver and bronze medals winning performances in a series of recent international competitions – have given the Cambodian Gymnastics Federation (CGF) confidence that it may achieve its goal of securing gold at 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games hosted by the Kingdom next year. The team recently earned cash bonuses for its performances at the recent Asian Aerobics Championships. CGF secretary-general Noy Phana said the level of ability of the whole team had accelerated thanks to hard training. “The desire of our athletes to win has intensified in recent competitions. In the gymnastic artistic…
TY Media, a local company that specialises in organising e-sports events, is partnering with Vietnam’s Mineski Global to jointly develop e-sports in Cambodia, including bolstering efforts at competing for medals at the upcoming 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games hosted by the Kingdom. E-sports is a catch-all term that refers to competitive video game competitions that typically involve teams of players going head to head playing the most popular titles from the genres best suited to the format, such as first person shooters. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the companies affirmed that they will jointly facilitate the establishment of…