TVK Fighter has decided to change the format of its boxing tournament in a bid to make it more attractive to fans as well as more competitive with other TV stations in the Kingdom. For its two bouts per month – or one every two weeks – the state-run TV station focused on matches between local boxers because they wanted to promote them and provide opportunities for Cambodia’s next generation to compete more often, hone their skills and earn a steady income to support their families. However, this format was not proving to be popular enough, so TVK Fighter have…
Author: Chhorn Norn
Cambodia National Football team general manager Keisuke Honda insisted that his side must claim a win when they meet East Timor in their June 2 international friendly match, which kicks off at 7pm at Morodok Techo National Stadium. The head coach of the visiting side also looked forward to testing the quality of his team on their return to Phnom Penh. Prior to their recent defeat at the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam, Cambodia’s U23 team famously lost 1-0 to East Timor when the Kingdom hosted the ASEAN Football Federation’s U23 Championship in 2022. An own goal by Sar Ty…
The 2021 Tiger Futsal Cup has concluded the second stage of the competition and identified the four strong teams which will fight for the title. Officials from the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) considered the tournament a high quality – and very tough – competition. After the second round matches between six strong teams wrapped up on May 29, Blue Warriors FC found themselves atop the table. Although they lost 5-0 to Ov Mal FC in their fourth match on May 22, a 3-1 win over Khmer Norkor FC on May 29 dragged the Warriors to the head of the…
The Volleyball Federation of Cambodia (VFC) – which just broke a record by winning a bronze medal for the first time at the recent 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Vietnam – is now recruiting new players of both genders who think they have what it takes. The federation wants players with a high level of skill who are prepared to submit themselves to intense training. The process is aimed at helping them become professional athletes who will represent the Kingdom when it hosts next year’s 32nd SEA Games, a historic first. According to the VFC’s May 30 announcement,…
Pour un Sourire d’Enfant (PSE), founded by Christian Gauguelin des Pallieres in 1995, has steadily expanded its activities and helped tens of thousands of Cambodian children from the former Stung Meanchey dump site escape poverty through education, food and clothing allowances, as well as the provision of decent accommodation and vocational training. Although the French founder passed away in 2016 at the age of 82, his wife Marie-France Gauguelin des Pallieres and children – as well as her support team – continue to work tirelessly to help underprivileged children in Cambodia become useful resources in society. In addition to providing…
Elite Chamroeun used his frustration at fan criticisms to change his strategy from hitting and running to a ruthless all-out attacking style as he showed his strength, stunning Thun Eanlai and taking a knockout win to become champion of the 60kg Golden Trophy Season 2 at Town Arena. Although Chamroeun had beaten Eanlai twice in a row, he had taken both wins by points. Perhaps because of this, he was criticised by many fight fans – and some of his opponents – for his fighting style. They suggested that he was a cowardly boxer who found space to hit his…
Phnom Penh Crown Football Club fulfilled their own high expectations after the team – who are mourning the death of club president Rithy Samnang – showed their unity to beat Visakha 2-1 and become champions of the 2022 Cambodian League Cup on May 28. Ahead of their victory at the Smart ASN Stadium, there were doubts sown in Crown’s minds, after new Visakha coach Meas Channa expressed his determination to beat the Red Singha and bring the cup back to his club, but the party did not happen for the well-off team. During the tense final, striker Prak Thiva assuaged…
A new international Kun Khmer boxing event called World Fight Tournaments 2022 (WF) will be organised on Cambodian soil for the first time in July, with many top boxers from around the world expected to join the combat. Recent SEA Games gold medalists from Kickboxing and Kun Khmer will make appearances and fight strong boxers from abroad. At the May 26 signing ceremony of the partnership, the manager of PTT (Cambodia) Ltd – the exclusive sponsor of the tournament – as well as the owner and promoters of WF, claimed the new event is designed to help strengthen and promote…
Officials from the Cambodia Boxing Federation (CBF) on May 25 considered the one silver and three bronze medals they recently brought home from the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam as a success, in line with the goals set by the federation. They have now set new goals and made strategic plans to make sure that the national boxing team will be in a position to challenge for a historic gold medal when the Kingdom hosts the 32nd games in 2023. CBF secretary-general Bui Sophoan told the Post: “We consider the results we achieved at the Hanoi games a success, because…
Prime Minister Hun Sen considers the recent passing of the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) flag from hosts Vietnam to the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) – and the record breaking medal haul from the 31st SEA Games – to be the climax of Cambodian sport so far. “We just received the flag which signifies our readiness to host the upcoming 2023 SEA Games. It was borne home by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Tea Banh and Minister of Tourism Thong Khon. “With the flag came a proud array of the Kingdom’s medal winning athletes. We…