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SEA Games 32: Cambodia announces 37 sports for competition

Regional athletes are set to compete in 37 sports at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) in Cambodia this May.
SEA Games 32: Cambodia announces 37 sports for competition ảnh 1The Morodok Techo National Sports Complex houses the main stadium with a 75,000 all-seater venue for football and athletics as well as a swimming complex and an indoor arena that can hold 15,000 people. (Source: https://en.baochinhphu.vn)
Phnom Penh (VNA) - Regional athletes are set to compete in 37sports at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) in Cambodia this May.

Vath Chamroeun, Secretary-General of the National OlympicCommittee of Cambodia, said among the 37 sports, Cambodia has decidedto include three traditional ones – Ouk Chaktrang (chess), and the two martialarts Bokator and Kun Khmer.

He noted that the three will be a goldenopportunity for Cambodian to show these traditional sports to foreign audiencesand will be expected to snatch more medals, reported the local newspaper KhmerTimes.

According to Ou Dara, Deputy Secretary-General of CambodiaKun Bokator Federation, at least five countries have registered to join Bokatorevents at the games – they are Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines andIndonesia.

Before the 32nd SEA Games in May, Cambodia plans to organisetwo events – the International Bokator Referee Training Course from March 24 to28 and Cambodia Kun Bokator National Championship which runs from March 29 toApril 3.

Cambodia will host the 32nd SEA Games from May 5 to 17, 2023and 12th ASEAN Para Games from June 3 to 9, 2023.

Both games are combined and called “Cambodia 2023” toreflect unity, diversity, and equality. The slogan of Cambodia 2023 is “Sport:Live in Peace”./.
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