Cambodia all set for SEA Games 32 opening ceremony
Cambodia will welcome thousands of athletes from across the region coming to participate to the 32nd SEA Games at Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh on May 5, the first time the country plays host.
Cambodia all set for SEA Games 32 opening ceremony (Photo: khmertimeskh.com)
Hanoi (VNA) – Cambodia will welcome thousandsof athletes from across the region coming to participate to the 32nd SEA Games atMorodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh on May 5, the first time thecountry plays host.
According to Vath Chamroeun, Secretary General of theCambodia SEA Games Organ♉ising Committee (CAMSOC), theopening and closing ceremonies of the 32nd SEA Games will be carried out at"Olympic level".
The athletes from 11 regional nations will parade theirflags on the opening night at Phnom Penh’s 60,000-seater Morodok TechoNational Stadium. "Welcome Cambodia", "This is ourtime" and "Cambodia is our home” composed by the Union of YouthFederation of Cambodia (UYFC) will be staged on the opening night. In additionto the songs, the celebration will also see performances of band MCT125 of theRoyal Gendarmerie of Cambodia, an Asia martial arts duel between Cambodian KunBokator fighters and Chinese Shaolin. In particular, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech TechoHun Sen will announce the opening of the 32nd SEA Games and light the torch ofthe Games. Besides, fireworks display around Morodok Techo Stadium will also beperformed./.
As of April 27, a total of 1,237 journalists have registered to cover the upcoming 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) and the 12th ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia.
Cambodia will organise an opening ceremony for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) to the Olympic standard, according to Vath Chamroeun, Secretary General of the Cambodia SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC).
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Cambodia all set for SEA Games 32 opening ceremony (Photo: khmertimeskh.com) 
