By BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA
By invitation of the Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia as well as Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodia’s His Majesty King Preah Karuna Preah Bat Norodom Sihamoni, the King’s Father Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk will fly to China on August 6 to preside over the 29th Olympic Games Competitions. The Opening Ceremony is scheduled to be held on August 8 in Beijing, according to officials from the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC).
Em Heang, Deputy Director and Executive Secretary of the NOCC, said, “It is the first time and thus a historical event for King Norodom Sihamoni to lead a group of Cambodian sports men and women before the eyes of the world, in such a prestigious event as the 29th Olympic Games.”
Heang said, “The main purpose of the King’s and King-Father’s participation in the 29th Olympic Games Competition is to mark the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cambodia and China and to strengthen the long friendship between the two countries.”
He told the Cambodia Weekly that in order to participate in the Olympic Games in China, the NOCC plans to prioritize so as to maximize chances of winning a medal. The two areas of concentration are running and swimming.
“I hope that with strenuous training and strong support from the Royal Government and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, our athletes will not come home from the 29th Olympiad empty handed,” he said.
Nham Sokvisal, Administrative Officer of the NOCC, said that a total of 21 Cambodians would make up the nation’s delegation. This number includes four athletes—two swimmers and two runners. They will fly to Beijing on August 6, 2008.
Sokvisal said that according to the competition schedule, Cambodian athletes will be in action on the first day of the games, after the inauguration ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games. This memorable occasion will be graced and presided over by His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni. The delegation will return to Cambodia on August 25, 2008.
Zhang Jinfeng, China’s Ambassador to Cambodia said that the 29th Olympic Games Competition will be held from the 8th to the 24th of August, 2008 in Beijing.
Speaking at Phnom Penh’s Olympic Stadium recently, the Ambassador told an audience of Cambodian coaches and gymnasts that about 200 other Olympic Committee member countries will be invited to send the cream of their sports men and women to participate in the Games.
She said that both President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China and His Majesty Preah Karuna Preah Bat Norodom Sihamoni will be presiding over the competitions.
“It is the greatest honor for King Norodom Sihamoni, the King’s Father Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk to have accepted my nation’s invitation to participate and preside over the Olympic Games in Beijing. It is also a great honor for the people in China,” she said.
She continued, “A further objective of the 29th Olympic Games Competitions in Beijing is to mark the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries [Cambodia and China].”
By invitation of the Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia as well as Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodia’s His Majesty King Preah Karuna Preah Bat Norodom Sihamoni, the King’s Father Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk will fly to China on August 6 to preside over the 29th Olympic Games Competitions. The Opening Ceremony is scheduled to be held on August 8 in Beijing, according to officials from the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC).
Em Heang, Deputy Director and Executive Secretary of the NOCC, said, “It is the first time and thus a historical event for King Norodom Sihamoni to lead a group of Cambodian sports men and women before the eyes of the world, in such a prestigious event as the 29th Olympic Games.”
Heang said, “The main purpose of the King’s and King-Father’s participation in the 29th Olympic Games Competition is to mark the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cambodia and China and to strengthen the long friendship between the two countries.”
He told the Cambodia Weekly that in order to participate in the Olympic Games in China, the NOCC plans to prioritize so as to maximize chances of winning a medal. The two areas of concentration are running and swimming.
“I hope that with strenuous training and strong support from the Royal Government and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, our athletes will not come home from the 29th Olympiad empty handed,” he said.
Nham Sokvisal, Administrative Officer of the NOCC, said that a total of 21 Cambodians would make up the nation’s delegation. This number includes four athletes—two swimmers and two runners. They will fly to Beijing on August 6, 2008.
Sokvisal said that according to the competition schedule, Cambodian athletes will be in action on the first day of the games, after the inauguration ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games. This memorable occasion will be graced and presided over by His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni. The delegation will return to Cambodia on August 25, 2008.
Zhang Jinfeng, China’s Ambassador to Cambodia said that the 29th Olympic Games Competition will be held from the 8th to the 24th of August, 2008 in Beijing.
Speaking at Phnom Penh’s Olympic Stadium recently, the Ambassador told an audience of Cambodian coaches and gymnasts that about 200 other Olympic Committee member countries will be invited to send the cream of their sports men and women to participate in the Games.
She said that both President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China and His Majesty Preah Karuna Preah Bat Norodom Sihamoni will be presiding over the competitions.
“It is the greatest honor for King Norodom Sihamoni, the King’s Father Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk to have accepted my nation’s invitation to participate and preside over the Olympic Games in Beijing. It is also a great honor for the people in China,” she said.
She continued, “A further objective of the 29th Olympic Games Competitions in Beijing is to mark the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries [Cambodia and China].”
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