A group of 55 trainees are undergoing training from International Dragon Boat Federation chairman Dick Lim of Malaysia to further strengthen their capacities in preparation for the dragon boat races taking place at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games hosted by Cambodia. The 55 trainees are all coaches, technical officials and canoe paddlers who all have some previous knowledge of the sport. The training sessions began on December 6 at the headquarters of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) and are scheduled to be completed on December 11. This session will be the final course held by the Cambodian…
Author: Chhorn Norn
The Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) began meeting again after suspending proceedings for two weeks while the National and Paralympic Games were taking place. The committee is tasked with preparations for the 32nd SEA Games, which will be hosted by Cambodia in 2023. CAMSOC secretary-general Vath Chamroeun, who led the meeting on behalf of CAMSOC permanent vice-president Thong Khon, said after the meeting that they had met with the chairs of their expert sub-committees to facilitate and review their work and set their working direction as well as update them with any new information they’ll need. “We stressed two…
Cambodia Table Tennis Federation (CTTF) president Kirth Chantharith reminded players not to celebrate national or local competition wins, but to train harder to achieve greater results at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games hosted by Cambodia next year. Chantharith, who is also head of the General Department of Immigration, praised the efforts of the Cambodian team, including the disabled athletes, who competed at the recent 3rd National Games and 1st Para Games. However, he warned them that their standards were not high enough to claim medals at the upcoming biennial multi-sports event. “I congratulate all…
The 27th Angkor International Half-Marathon, which took place on December 4 in Angkor Archaeological Park with the Kingdom’s ancient temples – including Angkor Wat – serving as a majestic backdrop to the race, was run this year by nearly 8,000 runners from 69 countries around the world. The organisers said that the event went smoothly, ended happily and that it did a great job once again of promoting tourism in Siem Reap. According to Minister of Tourism Thong Khon the 27th Half-Marathon was run by a total of 7,543 local and international athletes, including 5,814 Cambodian athletes and 1,720 international…
Prime Minister Hun Sen commended the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) as well as the National Sports Federation and other stakeholders for jointly organising the 3rd National Games and first Paralympic Games. The premier said the games went smoothly and successfully with a positive atmosphere and that the athletes worked hard and competed to the best of their ability and talents. “I am very proud of the organisers of this great event and its competitions, which attracted over 40,000 supporters at the stadium and millions more on social media. I would…
Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed pride and gratitude to all stakeholders for striving to get Cambodia’s Kun Lbokator officially on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Now that Kun Lbokator has been officially recognised, Hun Sen announced that Cambodia will re-establish the celebration of Angkor Sangkran in Siem Reap province in 2023, with the martial art featured as a key symbol. “The presence of Kun Lbokator at Angkor Sangkran every year has really helped us to accelerate the pace of this martial art being recognised by UNESCO, and I would like to confirm compatriots all over…
Prime Minister Hun Sen commends Cambodia’s UNESCO delegation for its successful efforts at lobbying for the Kingdom’s Kun Lbokator martial art to be inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list on November 29 in Rabat, Morocco. The premier celebrated the inclusion of the ancient Cambodian martial art, commonly known as bokator, on the UNESCO list shortly after being informed by Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Phoeurng Sackona, who led the Cambodian delegation attending the 17th session of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Morocco. “During the 17th session on November 29,…
Chairman of the Cambodian International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) Keo Remy expressed his disappointment at the withdrawal of the North Korean-style martial art from the 32nd SEA Games in 2023 in Cambodia. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the ITF Taekwondo competition in the 3rd National Games at the Morodok Techo National Stadium last week, he said: “It is very unfortunate for Cambodia that one of the sports where it has the most potential was withdrawn from the Southeast Asian Sports Council’s final category in early October, and that this news has not been widely publicized.” Remy regretted that the efforts…
The Cambodia Wushu Federation (CWF) said its selection panel will use the results of the recent 3rd National Games to select six additional athletes for the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Nine team members are currently undergoing training in China. Although the Wushu competition attracted a smaller audience than some other events, CWF secretary- general Mao Chanta Vuth said the abilities of the competitors had clearly grown. “Through the 3rd National Games 2022, we were able to identify the sporting men and women who will have what it takes to compete at next year’s games,” he told The Post. A…
A senior government official urged soft tennis players, who have just finished the 3rd National Games and the 1st Cambodian Paralympic Games 2022, to stay away from performance-enhancing drugs and instead focus on improving their chances of winning glory for the Kingdom at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games next year. Sar Rith, undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Interior, made the call while praising his own ministry’s players who brought home the highest number of gold medals at the recent national games, defeating six other ministerial and provincial teams. He urged all the national athletes to train harder…