Category: Athletics

AKP Phnom Penh, Cambodian U22 footballers will attend the Merlion Cup 2023 in Singapore at the invitation of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS).
The tournament will run from Mar. 24 to 26 with the participation of football players from Cambodia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.
The event will be another opportunity for U22 footballers to advance their capacity for the 32nd SEA Games to be hosted by Cambodia this year.
The football qualifier competition will take place from April 29 until the SEA Games 2023 on May 5.
For the tournament, the four teams will match on Mar. 24, and the losing teams will fall to the third and fourth places while the winning teams will go the final.
The draw for the match will take place on Mar. 6 at 5PM (Singapore time) with live stream on FAS YouTube.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

AKP Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Thailand are considering to allow tourists from the two countries to access drive-through permit to further promote bilateral tourism cooperation.
The idea was floated in a meeting between H.E. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism and H.E. Cherdkiat Atthakor, Ambassador of Thailand to Cambodia here in Phnom Penh on Thursday.
According to H.E. Thong Khon, Cambodia and Thailand agreed to encourage mutual tourists and visitors from the third countries to visit the two countries under the campaign of “Two Kingdoms, One Tourism Destination”.
The minister will propose to the Royal Government of Cambodia for a discussion and feasibility study on self-driving tourists for the two countries.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

The Football Federation of Cambodia has recently released the name list of footballers to join a training camp in Thailand to get ready for the SEA Games 2023 in Cambodia.
There were 30 Cambodian U22 football players listed.
They were from ten clubs, including Preah Khan Svay Rieng, Visakha, Boeung Ket, Nagarworld, Phnom Penh Crown, Royal Armed Force Football Association, Angkor Tiger, Sotilo Angkor, and Electricity of Cambodia.
The training camp will take place from Feb. 27 to Mar. 15, 2023 in Koh Samui.
Cambodia will host the 32nd SEA Games and the 12th ASEAN Para Games from May 5 to 17, 2023 and from June 3 to 9, 2023 respectively, under the motto “Sport: Live in Peace”.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

Cambodian martial arts “Kun Khmer” has recently been officially included for the 32nd SEA Games – a historical branding of the Khmer ancient martial arts in the event.

The official inclusion of the sport to the games also reflected the effort of the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) in preserving the sport.

Kun Khmer is categorised in mixed martial arts that also includes Arnis, Jiu Jitsu, Kickboxing, and Vovinam.

CAMSOC set the sport’s gold medal index at three and approved 19 disciplines of Kun Khmer: 11 weight categories for men, 6 weight categories for women, and men and women Kun Krou.

Addressing in the press conferences earlier this month, H.E. Heng Sokhorn, Secretary General of the Cambodia Boxing Federation, underlined the federation’s plan to train Cambodian Kun Khmer national athletes to sharpen their capacity for the SEA Games-ASEAN Para Games 2023.

Kun Khmer athletes are ready and highly committed to overcome the games and win gold medals for the nation, he added.

To date, seven countries including Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam have confirmed to join the sport at the forthcoming SEA Games.

Thirty-seven (37) sports and a demonstration sport have been officially listed for the SEA Games 2023 and 13 for the 12th ASEAN Para Games.

Cambodia will host the 32nd SEA Games and the 12th ASEAN Para Games from May 5 to 17, 2023 and from Jun. 3 to 9, 2023 respectively, under the motto “Sport: Live in Peace”.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press