Samdech Techo Hun Sen Opens the 3rd National Sports Competition and the 1st Sports for the Disabled
Phnom Penh: On the evening of Monday, the 13th of Roach Khek Tek, the year of Karl Chatva Sak, B.C. On November 21, 2022, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, inaugurated the 3rd National Sports Competition and the 1st Sports for the Disabled at the Moradok Techo National Stadium.
The opening ceremony of the 3rd National Games and the 1st Paralympic Games is a pilot event similar to the opening ceremony of the upcoming 2023 SEA Games and ASEAN Para Games to ensure safety and security. Good.
On that occasion, Samdech Techo Hun Sen delivered a speech with the following key points: Samdech Techo Hun Sen was very pleased to participate in the opening ceremony of the 3rd National Sports Competition and Athletes The first National Disability, which is usually held every two years, was missed in 2020 due to the outbreak of Kovid-19. It is historically important for the Kingdom of Cambodia. Recently, as the rotating chair of ASEAN, Cambodia organized the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and related summits smoothly and successfully for the motherland with the participation of many Top leaders of superpowers and friendly countries in the region and the world.
Samdech Techo continued that this historic event has brought great prestige, great honor and regional and international fame for Cambodia, as well as contributing to the dissemination of the Kingdom of Cambodia on the whole international stage. With the support of sports delegations from Southeast Asian countries, Cambodia will host the SEA Games and the ASEAN Para Games, a major international event in the Kingdom of Cambodia. . This is another historic honor in the sport that Cambodia has been waiting to host for 64 years.
The Prime Minister expressed his appreciation to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and the Olympic Committee of Cambodia, as well as relevant institutions for good cooperation and solidarity in organizing the 3rd National Games and the 1st National Paralympic Games. This is where the competition started on the 19th and will end on the 30th of November 2022. This national sports event is not only an important national sports event for Cambodia, but also a continuation of the capacity building, talent and professionalism of Cambodian athletes to be ready for the SEA Games and ASEAN. As of November 21, there are only 167 days left until the 2023 Para Games. Sports play an important role in building relationships, strengthening solidarity and friendship, which contributes to increasing social capital and Achieve harmonization in the national society. In addition, sports events provide a good opportunity for the exchange of techniques and experiences that are the national cultural heritage and martial arts of the country, as well as inspire the masses to love, support sports and promote the national sports reputation to become more famous in On the international stage.
Samdech Techo continued that sports contribute to the strengthening of the body to be strong and promote good health, which is a great asset and an important determinant of labor productivity and building human capital for the process of economic and social development. Durable and sustainable. Healthy people live happily, easily grasp new knowledge and technologies, and have high expectations and hopes to increase their skills and human capital through lifelong learning to update their knowledge and technology. Regularly contribute to the supply of high quality and productive labor. Sports really play an important role in strengthening physical health, promoting mental health, increasing work productivity, reducing emotional stress, improving the quality of life and happiness in the family.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen would like to encourage the grandchildren of athletes with disabilities to be included by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports in the first national sports program for the disabled this year.
Try your best to be physically and mentally strong and full of energy to overcome the disability of your children and grandchildren to show the fact that “disability with high ability.” Taking this opportunity, Samdech would like to join in congratulating and congratulating all the disabled athletes who participated in the ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia with great success. The success of your grandchildren is not only the pride of your grandchildren, but the common pride of all Cambodians and our nation, as well as the promotion of our national honor and prestige in the region and internationally.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen provided the following views and key points:
1. Encourage all athletes to abide by the rules of regular sports competitions to promote fairness in the competition, dignity and professional ethics in the competition, because sports have the same standard rules. Contrary to political competition.
2- Please continue to participate in the outreach campaign to contribute to the national campaign on “One person must play at least one sport in life” “2023 is the year to visit Cambodia” “Together for a clean Cambodia and good hospitality “Let’s reduce traffic accidents and the effects of drugs” and “Sports live in peace.”
3- The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports must increase the diversification of sports activities to increase the promotion of sports in Cambodia and increase the linkage of sports to social work, social problems and the promotion of economic activities. Sport is considered a green tourism and is recognized as an effective diplomacy to contribute to building friendship, unity, peace and harmony in the society.
4- The National Olympic Committee of Cambodia, especially the National Organizing Committee of the 2023 SEA Games and the ASEAN Para Games, must increase the cooperation, training and development of sports techniques for Cambodian athletes to the highest level possible so that Cambodian athletes can Participate more widely with high capacity in the events of the 2023 SEA Games and ASEAN Para Games and future international sports events.
