H.E. Dr. Thong Khon led the congress to summarize the results of 2024 and set direction for 2025

H.E. Dr. Thong Khon, Senior Minister and President of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), in the afternoon of March 27, 2025, invited to lead the Congress of NOCC to summarize the results of 2024 and set the direction for 2025 of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia, with the participation of representatives of sports organizations, ministries, institutions, representatives of the Paralympic Movement, representatives of the Special Olympics Movement, and national sports federations at the headquarters of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia.

H.E. Dr. Senior Minister stated at the opening ceremony that the organization of this Congress is to highlight the achievements which achieved through the efforts of the Great Olympic Movement family and national sports in the past, and to continue looking forward to fulfilling new missions of the National Olympic Movement as well as the national sports sector.

His Excellency said, “NOCC has led an important role in participating for the development of the Olympic Movement and the national sports sector with the three main pillars: NOCC, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, and the National Sports Federation. Therefore, to urge the mechanism of management, leadership, and successful implementation of sports work, need to have a spirit of thinking together, acting together, taking responsibility together, and working together in harmony with three pillars is needed, which is the foundation for success in developing the potential of the national sports sector.”

Taking this opportunity, on behalf of the Cambodia Olympic Movement, H.E. Dr. Thong Khon highly appreciated and thanked the sports work system for being interconnected, cooperating well, and closely, upholding the ideals of national sports and the nation to be large. The three pillars make sports events at both the national and international levels have got the great success, under the shade of peace, political stability, security, order, and social safety, so that we can have the opportunity to create the historical national events that are successful in line with the motto “Sports Live in Peace.”

His Excellency Dr. added, “This Congress, out of highlighting of the extraordinary achievements in 2024, I also let the Congress Body to prepare and be fully prepared to continue raising the national sports flag to shine on the international stage, focusing on preparations for the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, the 3rd Asian Youth Games in 2025 in Bahrain, especially preparations to host the 4th Asian Youth Games and the 6th Asian Youth Para Games in 2029, which will be another new opportunity to promote Cambodia to the Olympic and Paralympic movements worldwide.”

Therefore, by setting the clear vision and goals of above sports work, it is to accelerate the fulfillment of tasks and obligations in building the quality and efficiency of sports products in line with the growing trend of sports science and sports technology, especially in the global trend of using artificial intelligence technology “AI” in sports and the international Olympic movement in line with the 4th industrial revolution.

Taking that opportunity, in order to run the Congress smoothly and achieve real results, H.E. Dr. Thong Khon provided key points for joint discussion and presented important inputs through the following questionnaire:

1. How should the Great Olympic Movement Family and National Sports strengthen the management mechanism and leading of the Olympic Movement and the national sports sector to contribute to the Royal Government of the 7th term in implementing the Pentagon Strategy Phase 1 towards achieving Cambodia’s Vision 2050?

2. How should the Great Olympic Movement Family and National Sports must prepare to embrace the opportunity of using artificial intelligence technology “AI” to promote the development of the Olympic Movement and the national sports sector?

3. How should the three pillars of the National Olympic Movement to be prepared to maintain the national excellence in the 33rd SEA Games 2025 in Thailand?

4. What is the Great Olympic Movement family and National Sports must prepare the key strategies to ensure the hosting of the “AYG” and “AYPG” in 2029 with excellence and historical success?