PHNOM PENH: The Stadium Committee of the National Committee of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in 2023 (CAMSOC) and the National Sports Federation held a meeting on the evening of March 9, 2022, at the Cambodia National Olympic Committee headquarters to further the plan in getting the field ready for the home goal of the 32nd SEA Games 2023.

Vatt Chamroeun, the Secretary-General of CAMSOC, said that the National Sports Federation plays an important role in preparing the field of competition by examining the technical level of its sports category in collaboration with the CAMSOC Stadium Committee in order to be organized at each stage.

The Secretary-General emphasized that 95% of the stadium must be done by September 2022. In early 2023, all courts must be ready, and by February and March 2023, decorations, electrical and sound equipment, etc. will set in. In April 2023, they will do an overall review to see if there are any lacking's that can be improved to perfection yet with frugality in mind.

“The court is 90% set and only 2-3 federations remain as we are undergoing construction and renovation. In the remaining time, we will be able to prepare the field with no big concerns, it will only affect the effectiveness of the athletes' performance of certain types of sports.”

Ouk Sithicheat, Director General of Sports and Deputy Secretary-General oversees the technical of CAMSOC, also confirmed that for hosting the SEA Games 2023, CAMSOC has decided to compete in 6 important areas such as Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Preah Sihanouk, Kep, Kampot, and Kampong Speu province, and these areas will also need to be divided into smaller parts. In the capital city of Phnom Penh, it is also divided into 6 smaller areas. Together with that, he also suggested that any national sports federation that has not yet appointed it’s federal technical director must appoint a technical director as soon as possible to speed up the field preparations with the CAMSOC Stadium Committee.