The song Nak Chambang, or Warrior – produced to express the deep meaning and great values of Khmer Bokator – was officially launched on Saturday and will be the song the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) officially use for the first time when Cambodia hosts the historic 32nd SEA Games in 2023. A unique production, the accompanying video for Nak Chambang was filmed at significant locations across Cambodia, especially the Angkor area. The video aims to reproduce the true history of when Bokator was used as a martial art by the army of the glorious Angkorian era. The inauguration…
Author: Chhorn Norn
Cambodia is hosting the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) Federation Council Meeting of ASEAN Countries. The regional sport forum, scheduled to run from April 8 to 10, will discuss the scope of work needed ahead of Cambodia’s historic first hosting of the 2023 SEA Games. The three-day summit, to be held at Siem Reap town’s Borei Angkor Resort and Spa, will focus on five agenda items and attempt to secure the support of all 10 ASEAN nations for the Kingdom’s preparations. This is according to Vath Chamroeun, secretary-general of the National Organising Committee for the 32nd SEA Games 2023 (CAMSOC).…
The leaders of the 2022 Cambodian Premier League table – Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng – claim they are focused on welcoming the Angkor Tiger for this Saturdays match and the chance to grab 3 points, while two of the other fixtures are sure to be tense affairs. Boeung Ket, meanwhile, can be expected to take a win this weekend. Despite Svay Rieng remaining unbeaten to stand on atop the table after earning 13 points from their five matches thus far, head coach Conor Nestor says his team still has some areas that need improvement to seal this weekend’s win,…
Both the Cambodia Men’s and Women’s national U23 football teams have found themselves in difficult groups for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) football tournament. The organising committee of hosts Vietnam held the draw yesterday morning for both the football and futsal, although the Kingdom has elected not to send its futsal teams. During the drawer – which was held in Hanoi – the ten team’s names were added to 5 bowls. The first contained the top seeded teams, hot favourites Vietnam and Thailand. The second contained Indonesia and Malaysia. Cambodia and Myanmar were bowl 3, with the Philippines…
The national futsal team – already knocked out of contention in Group A of the 2022 AFF Futsal Championship – faces a difficult path to salvaging some pride from their winless tournament, with their remaining pool match scheduled against Indonesia, one of the strongest teams in the competition. Unable to hold their lead over Brunei in Monday’s game, they were only able to manage a 2-2 draw. After losing to Malaysia in a close 7-6 opening Group A match last Saturday, the Cambodian team were humiliated in a 16-0 drubbing to home side Thailand on Sunday. They had been expected…
Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC) retain their excellent start from the first five matches of the season in the 2022 Cambodian League 2, grabbing another three points from their win over Soltilo Angkor. This meant the only all-Cambodian team reclaimed their top spot on the table –thanks to early leaders Koh Kong FC’s failure to take maximum points from ISI Dangkor Senchey, with a 1-1 draw. After reclaiming their perch atop the league, EDC head coach Tum Saray told The Post “This is a result we are pleased with – thanks to the three points we are in command of the…
Cambodia’A 73kg heavyweight champion Thoeun Theara praised his Estonian opponent Jargo Aniste for his resilience and refusal to surrender after being knocked down several times in their Sunday match, while three of Theara’s teammates were no fortunate, all being knocked out by Thai and Vietnamese fighters. Meanwhile local star Elit Chamroeun defeated Thorn Ian Lai to become the hot favourite to reach the semi-finals and fight for the Golden Trophy at Town Arena. Theara caught Aniste with a powerful elbow early in the first round, a blow which put his opponent on the mat and forced a ten count by…
The “Angkor King Fight” event – to be held in front of Angkor Wat temple in Siam Reap province on April 20 – is the first martial arts event ever to match the top fighters from Cambodia against those from China. All involved value the cooperation that made this event possible – with the Chinese main sponsor of this event considering it a demonstration of the millennial friendship between the two nations that should be written into history. Guo Yang, director of Longhai Fight Club, told a news conference last week that “The Cambodia-China friendship has been set in stone…
Defending champions Phnom Penh Crown finally broke their duck and took their first win of the season, while Colombian midfielder Nieto and Japanese striker Takumu Nishihara scored hat-tricks during the fifth round match of 2022 Cambodian Premier League season at the weekend. Despite remaining winless in the first four matches of the season – following their two scoreless draws with Tiffy Army FC and Visakha, a 3-1 loss to Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng and a 4-2 defeat to Angkor Tigers – Phnom Penh Crown finally showed their strength at Smart RSN Stadium when they welcomed Kirivong Sok Sen Chey…
Undefeated Preah Khan Svay Rieng will welcome NagaWorld to Svay Rieng Stadium this Saturday, with the top-of-the-table clash promising to be a mouthwatering spectacle, as both sides attempt to establish themselves as the team to beat. Meanwhile, defending league champions Phnom Penh Crown will hunt for their first win of the season after recording none at all from their first four matches. Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng won all four of their opening matches, to sit atop the league with 12 points. They beat Kirivong Sok Sen Chey, Phnom Penh Crown, Boeung Ket, and Tiffy Army, with their strong performances…