Cambodian athletes to train in China for Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Cambodian athletes to train in China for Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): PEN SOKONG, Cambodia's national sprinter 2. various of Cambodian athletes gathering at Phnom Penh International Airport STORYLINE: Cambodia on Wednesday sent 136 athletes to train in China in preparation for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, a senior sports official said. Vath Chamroeun, secretary general of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia, said the athletes across 11 sports including swimming, basketball, volleyball, badminton, wrestling, judo, table tennis, athletics and gymnastics will train in China for three months. "The adult athletes will train in preparation for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8," Chamroeun told Xinhua. "For the under-18 athletes, they will train for other games in the future, especially the 2029 Asian Youth Games, to which Cambodia will play host." "This high-level te

Cambodia sends largest-ever team of athletes to train in China

STORY: Cambodia sends largest-ever team of athletes to train in China DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:29 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the farewell ceremony for Cambodian athletes before leaving for training in China 2. Vath Chamroeun speaking 3. Wu Guoquan speaking 4. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): KANG YOU KHEANG, Table tennis player STORYLINE: Cambodia sets to dispatch its largest-ever team of 160 athletes to train in China in the preparation for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Cambodia next year. Speaking at a farewell ceremony held at the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) in Phnom Penh, NOCC's secretary general Vath Chamroeun said the athletes will leave Cambodia for China on Thursday for intensive training sessions. "This is another fruit of the ironclad friendship and close cooperation between Cambodia and China," he said. "This intensive training is crucial to help develop Cambodia's sports sector." Chamroeun said the athletes will tra