The Cambodian Bokator Federation on March 29 sent national martial artists Moeun Bunly and Deb Nget to participate in the “International Center of Martial Arts for Youth Development and Engagement (ICM) under the auspices of UNESCO” in Chunju, South Korea. They will stay there for up to 7 months. This mission is a special opportunity for Bunly and Nget to promote Bokator on the international stage, and both of them will train with athletes from many different countries to improve their skills, ahead of the 32nd SEA Games 2023 – which Cambodia will host for the first time. General secretary…
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The Cambodian National Futsal team announced their intention to challenge for the title at the upcoming AFF Futsal Championship 2022. The tournament will hosted by Thailand from April 2-10. The team said they hoped to win glory for the Kingdom. Fourteen players have been shortlisted from a squad of 25 players for the trip. The hopeful fourteen are Kun Lundaroot, Keo Cheatuo, Keo Sochetra and Tong Chanmony of The Blue Warriors, Duk Sophat and Prum Diamond of Tai Chi FT, Aokchan Sereyvong, Ruos Syratha and Ruos Sychamroeun of Alpha FT, Gnek Thalida, Lak Phirun, and goalkeeper Nuon Veasna of Umal…
The Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) have confirmed that the country will set the stage for “spectacular” scenes when it takes on the SEA Games flag from this year’s host Vietnam on May 23. The committee also expressed its desire to turn the games into a “magnet” to attract ASEAN countries to participate in the multi-sport event in the Kingdom if – or when – it plays host again. CAMSOC secretary-general Vath Chamroeun said on March 29 that Minister of Tourism Thong Khon had advised him to hold a technical meeting and review preparations for the SEA Games flag…
Although the Cambodian equestrian team brought home just a single bronze at the 2017 SEA games in Malaysia, president of the Cambodian Equestrian Federation Tep Mona is confident that the team will use their home advantage to improve their tally at the 32nd games. Mona told The Post that “with the training regime we are following and the consecutive events we are organising, we hope that we will be able to make an impact in the SEA games. We are looking forward to fighting for gold medals and believe we will have several good chances of medaling. After all, we…
Cambodia’s Karate athletes finished their campaign at last weekend’s 9th South East Asian Karate Championship on a high note, after they recorded their best historic result. The Kingdom won praise from all participating countries for their organisation, as they hosted the event for the first time. After a tense three day competition at the Royal University of Phnom Penh’s Karate Center – which finished on Sunday – hosts Cambodia took their first ever gold medal, with local star Sreang Virak beating his Malaysian counterpart S Gnanasekaran Kathish in the final round of the men’s 84kg individual kumite category. The hosts…
Phnom Penh Crown Women’s football team head coach Mao Savin said that her Red Lions deserved the 2021 women’s league – due to the sacrifices the squad had made, their dedication to training and their competition winning gameplan. In the final match of the Covid-delayed season – held last Sunday – the Crown women’s team put Battambang province to the sword, in a merciless 13-0 drubbing at RSN Stadium. This meant Crown officially claimed their first league title, although it was a foregone conclusion. In the fourteen games of the season, Phnom Penh Crown lost just one match – to…
TIFFY Army FC could not break the confidence and forward movement of Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng as the stronger team took 3 points and maintained their perfect record of winning all 4 games of the season. On the same day, the president of Angkor Tiger Club Akihiro Kato apologized for their loss at the hands of Boeung Ket, while goalkeeper Virak Dara of Visakha became the hero of the day in preventing the defending champions Phnom Penh Crown from finding victory. Although the army team played well and showed their strength in defence to finish the first half in…