The Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) will use the closing and opening of the upcoming 3rd National Games, to be held at the Morodok Techo Stadium, as a pilot run for the historic opening and closing ceremonies of the 32nd SEA Games hosted by the Kingdom next year. Minister of Tourism and CAMSOC permanent vice-president Thong Khon told a September 15 meeting — which was attended by the field sub-committee and the sub-committee on accommodations, food and transport — to use the opportunity to determine how to arrange the VIP platform seating so that those present there can easily…
Author: Chhorn Norn
Vath Chamroeun, secretary-general of the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC), has called on the 161-strong team heading to China for training to maintain the strictest discipline and uphold the Kingdom’s honour. Coaches and athletes from 12 sports will fly to China for training on September 15, returning just before Cambodia hosts the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games for the first time in its history in 2023. During a meeting ahead of departure on September 13, Chamroeun urged all 161 members of the delegation to adhere to the training regimen to strengthen their abilities to compete for medals when Cambodia hosts…
Researchers from three leading US universities – Harvard, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) and Georgetown University – have jointly created a training and mentoring programme on “Southeast Asian Mental Health” for those working in the fields of mental health and psychosocial Support (MHPSS), with Cambodia chosen as the first target for the initiative. The initiative’s first major event will be a two-day virtual Southeast Asian Mental Health Conference, which will take place on September 10-11 and focus on the theme of “Adversity and Resilience.” The conference will include presenters from Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar, as well as researchers from the…
Committees and subcommittees from several institutions under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport have officially completed drafting a law on the management of physical education and sports. They have been working on the draft since early 2019. Bou Chumserey – ministry secretary of state who also serves as deputy chairman of the Commission for the Drafting of the Law on the Management of Physical Education and Sports – said that completing the draft was a major step forward. It will serve as a lighthouse which will guide future development in the field. “This law is an important foundation for…
Kampong Speu Provincial Stadium, which cost more than $4 million to build, was officially inaugurated on September 6 in a ceremony presided over by Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction Chea Sophara. According to governor Vei Samnang, the stadium aims to raise the image and prestige of the province, as well as to contribute to the government’s development of the Kingdom’s sporting culture, as it prepares to host the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) next year. “The stadium was built on the initiative of Hun Many, a lawmaker representing the province … He worked with the provincial…
The Cambodia Table Tennis Federation (CTTF) has urged all technical officers, referees, coaches and other stakeholders to work together to achieve at least one of the two major goals set on the journey to the 32nd SEA Games in 2023. CTTF president Kirth Chantharith, who is also head of the Ministry of Interior’s General Department of Immigration, said CTTF has two important goals – to organise table tennis competition as the host and to strengthen the ability of Cambodian athletes to clinch medals for the nation. He said hosting the competition is a goal that must be achieved. “As hosts…
The Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) has developed protocol as it bolsters efforts in meeting the required levels of hospitality afforded to national and international guests in accordance with the guidance of Prime Minister Hun Sen. The move aims to advance the image of the Kingdom as hosts of the biennial multi-sports event for the first time next year. The CAMSOC Standing Committee recently held a meeting, led by Minister of Tourism and CAMSOC permanent vice-chairman Thong Khon, to discuss the Protocol and Hospitality Commission after reviewing strategic plans set out by Minister of National Defence and CAMSOC president…
Pal Chhor Raksmey, an outstanding Cambodian women’s martial arts competitor with experience in Judo, Taekwondo and Vovinam, has built a big reputation at home while competing on the international stage where she has won a total of 23 gold, silver and bronze medals from several international competitions, including the World Championships and the SEA Games. Chhor Raksmey, 36, has been focusing on training hard and improving her skills in the hopes that she can pull off winning the gold medal one last time as Cambodia hosts the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in 2023, and she’ll be on home…
The Cambodian finswimming team has made history by winning one gold and one bronze medals at the 2022 Finswimming World Cup Round Swimming Pool held in Phuket, Thailand. Finswimming consists of four techniques that involve swimming either on the water’s surface using a snorkel or underwater holding one’s breath – and in both cases, wearing either monofins or bifins. Both medals were won by Cambodian swimmer Kaing Munin at the competition on September 3. She won the gold medal in the Women’s 400m Bifins and the bronze in the Women’s 50m Bifins. With Munin winning the gold and bronze, her…
The Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) summoned all local sports federations to discuss details and inform the committee about their work their international counterparts to strengthen Cambodia’s ability to win medals as hosts of the historical biennial multi-sports event next year. CAMSOC secretary-general Vath Chamroeun and Ouk Sithycheat, head of the committee’s General Department of Sports – along with their deputies in charge of techniques – discussed in detail the progress of the 45 local sports federations involved in the training of technical officers, arbitrators, judges and referees at their August 31 meeting. These were in addition to the…