The Cambodian men’s U23 football team managed to give the Malaysian side a scare in their final match of the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam before catching a charter flight home on May 16. In their final game, the Cambodians – led by Japanese football hero Keisuke Honda – went into the match knowing they had already been knocked out of Group B, but used the frustration of their campaign as motivation to chase their rivals hard. With a convincing counterattack, the Cambodian team created a special opportunity when Malaysian defender Zikri Khalili made a mistake and handballed in his…
Author: Chhorn Norn
The Cambodia men’s and women’s national football teams suffered heavy defeats on the same night in their respective May 14 group stage matches. The results from the weekend meant that not only did the Cambodian women’s team drop out of the competition very early with two defeats, but the men’s team will also be returning home early from the 31st SEA Games, with just one tick recorded in their win column. Although men’s national team coach Ryu Hirose claimed before the match that his team would do their best to undo the bad luck that led to their 1-0 loss…
Top Cambodian boxer Touch Rachhan – better known as Beut Sangkheum – recounted how nervous he was ahead of his May 13 gold medal kickboxing match at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. Although he defeated Thai fighter Arunno Sivapan 3-0 in all three rounds in the bout, Sangkheum said – after winning the gold medal in the men’s 57kg category – that the match was difficult and he had been a “bundle of nerves” ahead of it. “I had a hard time during the match because he kicked well. In the third round,…
The Cambodian men’s U23 football team will play hot favourites Thailand on May 14 at 7pm. The match is a must-win for both sides, with the winner taking three points – and a shot at making the semi-finals – and the loser dumped out of the competition. In the first two matches, Thailand and Cambodia ended their respective matches with one win and one loss, thus earning the same three points. Thailand lost 2-1 to Malaysia but came back with a 5-1 win over Singapore. Cambodia beat Laos 4-1 in their opening game but lost 1-0 to Singapore on May…
Four Cambodian kickboxers will arrive at the end of their gold medal campaigns on May 13, while their compatriots would begin their quests in 18 other sports, notably Ju-Jitsu star Jessa Khan, returning to defend her gold medal. Throughout the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Vietnam, Cambodian kickboxers have had impressive results. Local top boxers Touch Rachan – better known as Beut Sangkheum – as well as Lon Panha and Kan Meng Hong all recorded wins in the May 10 semi-finals. Chhoeung Lvei will join them, after defeating Honorio Banario Antonio of the Philippines in the 71kg bout…
Cambodia’s top kickboxers Touch Rachan – better known as Beut Sangkheum – as well as Lon Panha and Kan Meng Hong will compete in the final round of the kickboxing bouts on May 13. Each one is seeking the glory of claiming the first gold for the Kingdom at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Vietnam. To earn their spots in the final, Sangkheum, Panha and Meng Hong all produced impressive performances in their respective weight categories to qualify for the last eight, and then to win their May 10 semi-finals bouts. In the finals, all three…
Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith encouraged local radio and television stations – as well as all other media – to widen coverage of Cambodia’s journey to the 2023 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) and the ASEAN Para Games. Broad exposure will build excitement, make the historic event a success and boost the Kingdom’s prestige on the international stage, he said. Kanharith considers the hosting of the games a historic event in the life of the Khmer people, so all media have a duty to help report on preparations. This way, the people of Cambodia will be aware of what is…
The national kickboxers of Cambodia opened their accounts on May 8 and made a good start to their medal campaign at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. Although the competition is ongoing in all weight categories, the kickboxing team has already guaranteed at least four bronze medals for the Kingdom, after winning their first eight qualifiers on Sunday and going through to the semi-finals. The regional sports event awards a gold medal to the winner and silver medal for the runner-up, with the third and fourth placed returning home with bronze. In the first…
The Cambodian under-23 football team will kick off their campaign at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) with an opening game on May 9 against Laos. Their Japanese head coach Ryu Hirose expected that his young development players will want to show their best performances, as key striker Ean Pisei was ruled out of the match. The Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) officially announced the withdrawal of Pisey from the match on May 8, due to the Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng player aggravating an old ankle injury during training in Vietnam. The FFC said striker Narong Kakada has…
Cambodian Ju-Jitsu star Jessa Khan said she had returned to the Kingdom with the full confidence that she would be competing for gold at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Vietnam this month. Her father Peter Khan – a professional Ji-Jitsu martial arts coach – and Cambodian Ju-Jitsu Federation president Seng Bunsong both expect that the Asian and SEA Games gold medalist will shine again. Cambodian-American Khan expressed her pleasure at touching down at Phnom Penh International Airport from the US on May 5 with her father, grandmother and friends. The Cambodian heroine will continue her journey to…