Cambodia hopes to develop region’s traditional sports
Cambodia is hoping to develop traditional sports in Southeast Asia into modern ones so that they can be included in international events like the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), Asian Games, and Olympics.
The logo and mascot of the SEA Games and ASEAN Para Games to be hosted by Cambodia in 2023. (Source: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia is hoping to develop traditionalsports in Southeast Asia into modern ones so that they can be included in international events like the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), Asian Games,and Olympics.
The Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports held aworkshop from August 8 to 11 to discuss the preservation of traditional sportsto improve the awareness of the ASEAN identity, as part of the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN) action plan on sport for 2021 - 2025, said theministry’s Under Secretary of State Bou Chumserey.
A priority of the country, which holds the ASEAN Chairmanshipin 2022, is to enhance cooperation in preserving traditional sports and draftan ASEAN statement on upholding the bloc’s identity through the protection andmaintenance of traditional sports and games.
Bou Chumserey expressed his hope that through thoseactivities and the inclusion of traditional sports and games in membercountries’ training programmes, ASEAN can protect traditional sports and gamesfrom disintegration.
Meanwhile, Uk Dyvong, Deputy General Director of the ministry’ssports administration, held that it is necessary to jointly preserve anddevelop traditional sports into modern ones so that they can be present in suchevents as SEA Games, Asian Games, and Olympics.
Cambodia will host the SEA Games in 2023, and it hopes toreceive support from other ASEAN countries to have its traditional sports likethe Bokator martial art, wrestling, and boat racing present at the comingGames.
The workshop took place when Cambodia are completing twodraft statements on the issue to be submitted to the ASEAN Summit slated forthis November./.
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The logo and mascot of the SEA Games and ASEAN Para Games to be hosted by Cambodia in 2023. (Source: VNA)
