Cambodia PM Calls for End to Row Over Kickboxing Event Name at SEA Games

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has known as for an finish to a brawl with Thailand over the identify of a kickboxing occasion at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia in May.

Speaking at an annual cultural gathering, Hun Sen mentioned on Thursday because the hosts of the video games, Cambodia had named the kickboxing occasion as Kun Khmer, however Thailand wished it to be named Muay Thai.

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Cambodian officers insist that the game originated from their Khmer tradition, whereas Thailand claims that it belongs to them, Xinhua information company reported.

The Prime Minister added the 2 neighbours mustn’t have dangerous blood over the kickboxing occasion identify, saying that Kun Khmer belongs to Cambodia, whereas Muay Thai belongs to Thailand.

“There ought to be a reconciliation. If the SEA Games is held in Cambodia, the kickboxing occasion identify should be known as Kun Khmer, and whether it is held in Thailand, the occasion identify should be known as Muay Thai,” Hun Sen mentioned.

He suggested that in the future, both countries should propose the UNESCO to list this kickboxing sport as a “joint” intangible cultural property.

Cambodia will host the thirty second SEA Games from May 5 to 17 for the primary time in 64 years. The Morodok Techo National Stadium on the capital’s northern suburb would be the primary venue for competitions and the opening and shutting ceremonies.

The Cambodia SEA Games Organising Committee mentioned the biennial multi-sport occasion will see athletes competing in 37 sports activities with greater than 600 disciplines.

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