H.E. Vath Chamroeun: The success of this year’s national secondary school sports is the large participation that exceeded expectation

H.E. Vath Chamroeun, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, highlighted the great success of the 2025 National Secondary School Sports Competition after the 9-day competition from June 6-14, while the biggest success was the participation that exceeded expectation of athletes from all 25 departments of capitals and provinces.

His Excellency said after the closing ceremony of the competition, “This year, what we have achieved the great success is the participation of all 25 departments of capitals and provinces, including schools, which has increased beyond expectations. The increase of more than 3,000 persons can be assessed is the activities of physical education and sports, especially sports for skill orientation, have been carried out more actively, and students’ understanding of the health that comes from playing sports has penetrated into both male and female students, and physical education and sports teachers and school directors have also paid attention to making physical education and sports activities in schools more active.”

His Excellency said after the closing ceremony of the competition, “This year, what we have achieved the great success is the participation of all 25 departments of capitals and provinces, including schools, which has increased beyond expectations. The increase of more than 3,000 persons can be assessed is the activities of physical education and sports, especially sports for skill orientation, have been carried out more actively, and students’ understanding of the health that comes from playing sports has penetrated into both male and female students, and physical education and sports teachers and school directors have also paid attention to making physical education and sports activities in schools more active.”

His Excellency emphasized that “So, all students, when they participate more in sports activities, it means that their intellectual growth and studies will also be better in the future. Studies cannot be without the components of physical education and sports because they are interconnected between their health and their academic life.”

“This year’s growth is a good sign for the following years, with the better participation than this.  "On the other hand, regarding the sports competition this year, we have also seen that, there is a significant increase in sports techniques and results, especially in team sports, with female athletes participating more than last year, and there are many good female athletes in team sports such as basketball. We hope that the implementation of the Ministry's principles and policies will continue to be successful in the future in the physical education and sports programs in schools, which the Ministry is strengthening in this work," added H.E. Vath Chamroeun.