Basketball coaches at the Southeast Asian Games have complained about the quality of the court, blaming the temporary linoleum surface for injuries to players. The biennial regional sports meet in Phnom Penh is being played mostly at the brand new, China-funded Morodok Techo National Sports Complex. While the site has …
Read More »Impatience cost Vietnam SEA Games semifinal: Indonesia coach
Coach Indra Sjafri said Vietnam’s tough play made Indonesia “miserable” in the SEA Games semifinal Saturday, but the young squad’s impatience eventually cost them the match. “Thank God we won,” Sjafri said in the post-match interview. “This match was really difficult as Indonesia only found the winning goal at the …
Read More »Vietnam coach keeps faith in players after loss
Men’s football coach Philippe Troussier said he still has faith in his team’s potential after Vietnam’s disappointing last-minute loss to Indonesia at the SEA Games semifinals Saturday. “Our target was to win the game, so the result disappointed us,” Troussier said after the match on Olympic Stadium in Cambodia. “But …
Read More »The last-placed runner who became toast of Cambodia
Everyone in Phnom Penh, it seems, wants a selfie with Bou Samnang. The Cambodian runner has become a star of the Southeast Asian Games since her gritty performance in the 5,000m. Although she came last, her determination to finish the race under torrential rain charmed the country and even won …
Read More »Vietnam end SEA Games gold dream with Indonesia defeat in semifinals
Vietnam lost 2-3 to Indonesia in SEA Games 32 semifinals despite having more men in the second half. They will play the bronze medal match against either Thailand or Myanmar. Things didn’t go well for Vietnam at the start when Indonesia got an early goal in the 10th minute. Pratama …
Read More »Philippine fencer grittily advances to SEA Games final despite knee injury
Having sustained a knee injury in the semifinal of SEA Games women’s foil fencing, Philippines’ Samantha Kyle Lim Catantan demonstrated incredible grit to prevail and reach the final. Catantan twisted her ankle near the end of her semifinal duel with Singapore’s Kamei Cheung on Friday afternoon when the score was …
Read More »Double dominance as Singapore, Thai sprinters follow 200m with 100m gold at SEA Games
Sprinters celebrated double dominance at the Southeast Asian Games on Friday as both men’s and women’s 100m golds went to athletes who already won the 200m days earlier. Singapore’s Shanti Pereira took gold in the women’s 100m in Phnom Penh, before Thailand’s Soraoat Dapbang won the men’s. Pereira’s win was …
Read More »Singaporean athlete proposes to girlfriend at SEA Games
Singapore’s Bryce Chong proposed to his girlfriend on the beach after winning the duathlon bronze medal at the SEA Games 32. A few hours after completing the race, Chong, 26, was on another intense mission: proposing to his long-time girlfriend Sheryl Foo. Everyone cheered for the couple when Foo said …
Read More »Vietnam need to forget Myanmar win: head coach
National women’s football head coach Mai Duc Chung wants Vietnam to forget their last win against Myanmar when the two teams meet again in SEA Games finals next week. Vietnam had a big 4-0 victory against host Cambodia in the semifinals of SEA Games 32 women’s football at Olympic Stadium …
Read More »Vietnam’s women beat Cambodia 4-0 in semifinals of SEA Games
Vietnam defeated Cambodia 4-0 in the semifinals of SEA Games 32 women’s football and advanced to the final. Vietnam didn’t have an easy start to the game on Friday night due to Cambodia’s offensive approach, which exploited space in the left flank. They got the first chance in the fifth …
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