The Kingdom, through the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC), has expressed its intention to carry out the SEA Games torch relay through all of the ASEAN countries, and to organise the run to a standard higher than has previously been seen. Prime Minister Hun Sen has already announced that the torch will officially be received at Angkor Wat, a sacred site. According to the plan, King Norodom Sihamoni will accept the torch directly, in one of the most important ceremonies ever staged in the Kingdom. This was discussed during a recent weekly meeting chaired by Minister of Tourism and…
Author: Chhorn Norn
ASEAN member states have been in talks on the “Development of the Sporting Situation and Recreational Places in the ASEAN Region”, which are focused on a regional drive to build better gyms, sports facilities and recreational areas to improve their peoples’ health and quality of life. At the opening of a workshop in Phnom Penh on August 10, Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron said sports are of precious value and great benefit, which not only help to improve physical and mental health, but also are strongly indicative of economies that are robust enough to be able…
Against all odds and despite finding countless obstacles in his path along the way, Kun Khmer boxer Phal Sophoan became the first Cambodian athlete to win a world boxing title when he earned the International Professional Combat Council (IPCC) belt for Khun Khmer in the 63.5 kg weight category. Sophoan’s long and storied career in the ring now spans 13 years during which he’s won four belts as well as gold medals from numerous national championships. “Over the course of my boxing career from 2008 through today, I’ve won gold medals at the national championships almost every year and I…
After two years of cancellation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 7th “Khmer Empire Marathon” resumed this year in Siem Reap to much fanfare, in what an official said was a good sign for the recovery of domestic tourism. Co-organised by the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), the Ministry of Tourism and other partners, the August 7 event went smoothly and attracted 2,000 spectators. “Tourism minister and NOCC president Thong Khon urged the NOCC and the ministry to diversify the sport to revive the sporting event at the same time as the economic and tourism recovery post Covid-19,” NOCC…
The leaders of the National Paralympic Committee of Cambodia expressed their pride in the Kingdom’s athletes after they exceeded the targets set for them at the 11th ASEAN Para Games in Solo, Indonesia 2022. The delegates returned with their medal haul and the para games’ flag, and were rewarded with a flag parade on August 7. Yi Veasna, chef de mission of the Cambodian delegation, was overwhelmed by the team’s results. The team came home with 7 gold, 10 silver and 11 bronze medals, an incredible feat, especially as the Kingdom prepares to host the games next year, for the…
The Cambodian men’s sitting volleyball team won all of its matches at the 11th ASEAN Para Games in Solo, Indonesia, earning the team gold medals. Cambodia’s men’s sitting volleyball team won both of their Group A qualifiers, beating the Philippines 3 -0 to start things off and then taking down former gold medalist Myanmar 3-1, thereby avenging their loss to them in the finals of the 2017 ASEAN Para Games in Malaysia. After coming out on top in Group A, the team went on to beat hosts Indonesia 3-2 in the semi-finals to advance and take on Thailand in the…
The Ministry of Tourism and the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), under the auspices of the Cambodian government, have organised the “Friendship of Mekong River Senior Football Tournament”, which is taking place on August 4-7 at Siem Reap Stadium. Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam are participating in the football tournament, with 21 senior players from Cambodia, 110 from Thailand and Lao, and 20 from Vietnam, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Tourism on August 3. The Ministry of Tourism said the purpose of organising the sports tourism event was “to expand the rich tourism products and increase…
Hun Many, president of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia has hailed the gold, silver and bronze medal-winning exploits of the Cambodian athletes at the 11th ASEAN Para Games in Surakarta, Indonesia. Assigned by Prime Minister Hun Sen to lead the Paralympic delegates at the games in Indonesia, Many saw firsthand their efforts as they showed true spirit both in training and competition. “Sweat and blood in the cause of the nation and the motherland! For them, disability is no obstacle!” he said in a social media post. Hun Many, president of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia,…
Athletes from the national police force have made a proud contribution to the nation’s image on the international stage by winning a total of 33 medals at The 19th World Police & Fire Games. This year’s games were held in the Netherlands. The 22 police athletes medaled in each sport they participated in – coming home with a haul of 15 gold, 8 silver and 10 bronze medals. Thanks to their outstanding results, Cambodia ranked 15th out of the 70 participating countries. Upon their return on August 2, the triumphant team was warmly welcomed. The ministry of Interior’s sports council…
The Cambodian Para Games athletes have won a second gold medal along with three silver and one bronze for the Kingdom at the 11th ASEAN Para Games in Solo, Indonesia, to add to the gold medal won by the women’s wheelchair basketball team in the three-on-three category and a bronze by the men’s table tennis team in TT3’s two-on-two competition on Sunday. On August 1, long jump athlete Vit Chantha became the second Cambodian to win a gold medal at this year’s games. Chantha, who is missing her right leg, won a gold medal in the long jump after completing…