Phnom Penh: H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Deputy Prime
Minister, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports and President of the Cambodia
Taekwondo Federation, stated that the KOREAN AMBASSADOR’S CUP Competition,
sponsored by Korea, organized annually, truly provides an opportunity for
taekwondo athletes from the capital and provincial clubs to showcase their
technical talents and promote taekwondo to the public in preparation for the
5th Asian Youth Games in 2029, which Cambodia will host. The statement by the
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports was made at the
closing ceremony of the Taekwondo Competition of KOREAN AMBASSADOR’S CUP 2025
at the Boyong Building in the National Stadium.
In order to strengthen the capacity toward this historic
event, H.E. Dr. Deputy Prime Minister Hang Chuon Naron urged all young athletes
to continue to work hard, train, and adhere to good discipline to bring honor
to the nation while we host it. In addition, the 2025 competition is also an
important competition to encourage Cambodia taekwondo athletes and is also an
opportunity to further evaluate the technical level to find the true talents of
outstanding athletes and coaches in the sport of taekwondo. More importantly,
this year's competition has greatly helped to promote cooperation, mainly for
friendship and cultural exchange between Cambodia and Korea.
At the same time, Deputy Prime Minister Hang Chuon Naron
expects that the athletes who win the championship in this competition will
strive to train and work hard their skills further to promote the sport of Taekwondo
in Cambodia.
Mr. Choi Yong-suk, the national taekwondo coach, who is
Korean, stated that the 2025 Republic of Korea Ambassador Taekwondo
Championship has a total of 150 delegates, coaches and players (126 women),
with a total of 22 clubs from 04 capitals and provinces, including: Phnom Penh,
Kampong Chhnang, Battambang and Ratanakkiri, competing in a total of 37
disciplines, including: 36 martial arts disciplines and 1 martial arts
demonstration.
Please note that, the Competition of Republic of KOREAN
AMBASSADOR’S CUP has been running since 2015 until now.
