Under 18 Wrestling Championship Tournament organized in Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia (02 March 2011) 

The Cambodia Wrestling Federation has organized the Youth-under 18 Wrestling Championship Tournament for two days on February 26-27 at the National Stadium in Phnom Penh.

81 wrestling players including eight female players across Cambodia have attended competition for the Youth-under 18 Wrestling Champion. As the result, eight athletes received gold medals, eight athletes received silver medals and other 16 athletes received bronze medals of the Youth-under 18 Wrestling Championship Tournament 2011 in Cambodia.

The organizing of competition is aiming to promote and develop the sport as well as to select the best wrestling players for the future national and international wrestling tournament in Cambodia and abroad especially for joining upcoming 26^th SEA Games in Indonesia. It is also a good opportunity for all youth wrestling players to show their ability, talent, skill and technique in this competition. Through completion, all youth wrestling players are able to learn knowledge, skill and technique of Cambodia wrestling from each other.

Mr. Vath Chamroeun, secretary general of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia, said that it is the first time for Cambodia as well as Cambodia Wrestling Federation to host youth-under 18 wrestling championship tournament in Cambodia. “All youth wrestling athletes need to be work hard and patient in training in order to be successful wrestling players and achieve good result”

Mr. Casey Barnett, Managing Director of ACCA and CAT training center and sponsor of Youth-under 18 Wrestling Championship Tournament said he is very happy to see youth-under 18 wrestling championship tournament has held in Cambodia. As his life, he used to be wrestling athlete and do love wrestling. He hopes Cambodia wrestling will join SEA Games and get best result. He also wishes to see this competition will hold again next time.

Mr. Hok Chheang Kim, Director Technical of Cambodia Wrestling Federation, said that the organizing of Youth-under 18 Wrestling Championship Tournament was sponsored by Mr. Casey Barnett on transportation, settlement and food of participants. For other financial support is from Cambodia Wrestling Federation members.

According to report of Youth-under 18 Wrestling Championship Tournament, there are 74 tournaments, which divided into male wrestling competition and female wrestling competition. As competition, there are eight age and weight categories including 46 kilogram (male), 50 kilogram (male), 54 kilogram (male), 58 kilogram (male), 63 kilogram (male), 69 kilogram (male), free weight and age (male) and free weight and age (female).

In the competition, there are seven association and clubs attend the event: Ministry of Interior association (Phnom Penh), Reachproek club (Phnom Penh), Vihearsouk club (Kadal), Thmomkev club (Pursat), Kting Meanrith club (Kampong Chhnang), Rity Sen association (Kampong Chhnang), and Svaypur club (Kampong Cham).

At the end of competition, three association and clubs get champion. The first place is Vihearsouk club, which got two gold medals, two silver medals and five bronze medals with 300 dollars. The second place is Rithy Sen club, which got two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze with 250 dollars. The third place is Ministry of Interior association, which got two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze with 200$.

By S L (Vol. 5, Issue 10, SEAW)