Cambodia’s wrestling team – who just set a new record by claiming gold at the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam – have reset their medal targets for next year’s events. They have begun laying out strategic plans to make certain that the Kingdom’s wrestlers will have strong enough technical skills and abilities to bag more gold medals at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. Casey Barnett – vice-president of the Wrestling Federation of Cambodia who led the wrestling team delegates at the Hanoi games – praised the team for the hard work which saw them win one gold, one silver…
Author: Chhorn Norn
Cambodian sports delegates and athletes on May 24 returned to the Kingdom with the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) flag, prompting a warm welcome and scenes of national pride at Phnom Penh International Airport. Vath Chamroeun – secretary-general of both the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) and National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) – said that returning home alongside the medals was certainly an honour, but reserved special praise for the SEA Games flag. Previous hosts Vietnam had presented the flag to Cambodia in acknowledgement of the arrival of the biennial multi-sports event to the Kingdom, who will host…
Koh Kong-born Po Phearith, better known as Yen Dina, became the only member of his team to bring home gold medal in Kun Khmer Boxing at the SEA Games in Vietnam. Six of his teammates were able to earn bronze, while three crashed out of the top eight qualifiers. Before claiming his gold at the Hanoi games, which officially closed on May 23, Dina admitted that he never expected to emerge victorious from the final. In his semi-final bout, he found himself under serious pressure in the first round, after falling victim to a flurry of ferocious kicks from his…
Cambodia’s gymnasts broke a historic record after winning medals in the sport for the first time ever at the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). The Kingdom’s young athletes won three silver and one bronze at the 31st edition of the biennial multi-sports event, this year held in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. In the May 21 aerobic gymnastics competition, they demonstrated that their lifelong commitment to the sport had paid dividends for the nation, with Has Sokhor, Tran Bunthoeun and Mo Srey Pov together showcasing their skill in the Mixed Trio event and claiming a silver medal in style. Choeun Chanborey…
The Cambodian Petanque team won one more gold and one more silver medal for the nation on their final day of competition at the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam on May 19, while the Vovinam and Taekwondo teams also added to the tally. In the women’s team event (3×3) on May 19, Un Sreyya, Srang Surakhim, Khuon Yari and Duong Dina (reserve) were behind to the Lao women’s team 10-2 in the early stages of the match, but were able to reverse the situation and fought back for a sweet 13-10 victory in the semi-finals. The trio also did well…
Cambodia’s national wrestling team broke their deadlock on May 19 to win a gold medal at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Vietnam. The win was the Kingdom’s first wrestling gold in almost 10 years. The team set their performance benchmark when they participated in the 2013 SEA Games in Myanmar and won four gold, two silver and four bronze medals. The four golds were won by Don Sao and Kao Cheng in the men’s 120kg and 84kg categories, and Chov Sotheara and Ni Samnang in the women’s 44kg and 63kg events. This remains the highest point in…
The Cambodia National Indoor Volleyball team – who just set a new record by advancing to the semi-finals for the first time at the SEA Games since 1983 – gave favourites Thailand a fright but wasted their advantage, losing the chance to bag another historic result in Hanoi on May 18. Although they surprised everyone with their outstanding performance and led the Thai national team in the two opening sets 25-22 and 25-20, the Cambodian team could not find their rhythm in the third set to win. In the end, they lost the last three sets in a row 25-22,…
The Cambodia national Vovinam team had a dream start on their first day at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Vietnam, as the Kingdom claimed a full suite of medals – a gold, a silver and a bronze. Cambodia has high hopes that the team will add to the nation’s tally of gold, and improve on the four that its athletes claimed at the 2019 games. Cambodian WT taekwondo practitioner Va Mithona won a gold medal in the men’s 74kg category after defeating his Filipino opponent 35-14 in the final on the same day, May 18. Although the…
The Cambodian national boxing team will begin competing in their respective weight categories at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) on May 18. Four boxers have already booked places in the semi-finals via bye berths, meaning they are guaranteed to return to the Kingdom with at least bronze. The leaders of the Khmer Boxing Federation expect more than bronze from their team, saying that at least one gold should be within their grasp. The team brought home gold at the 2017 Malaysian SEA Games. They also had one eye on the Cambodian kickboxing teams’ performance at the current games.…
Petanque duo Sin Vong and Vong Chantha set a new record for themselves after the two teamed up to win gold in the mixed doubles at the ongoing SEA Games in Vietnam on May 17. The gold – their first at the SEA Games – came after Vong and Chantha defeated hosts Vietnam 13-4 in the final. Earlier in the afternoon, they had defeated Malaysia 13-8 in the semi-finals to secure their shot at gold. Although the two Vietnamese players easily thrashed hot favourites Thailand in the semi-finals, Vong and Chantha announced their intention to return to Cambodia with gold…