Samdech Bun Rany has urged KKF to strengthen the capacity of athletes

Samdech Kittipritbandit Bun Rany Hun Sen, President of the Cambodia Red Cross, has urged the Kun Khmer Federation (KKF) to pay more attention to strengthening the capabilities of Kun Khmer athletes to be stronger, so they can compete with the international athletes who are stronger than Cambodia.

According to Mr. Khov Chhay, urging of President of the Cambodia Red Cross, while Samdech has attended the wedding of the son of the Phnom Penh Governor on March 16.

A video of the conversation between Samdech Bun Rany and Mr. Khov Chhay was uploaded by TikTok users and widely shared.

Mr. Khov Chhay confirmed that, during the short meeting, Samdech Bun Rany asked about the Kun Khmer competition program and Samdech also asked about the well-being of Bert Sangkheum, who collapsed down in the second round of his competition with Russian player Aslanbek Zikreev on March 15.

Samdech Kittipritbandit Bun Rany has clearly said in the video about the names of player Bert Sangkheum and the events. This shows that Samdech is also a fan and follower of Kun Khmer competition.

Mr. Khaw Chhay confirmed to the media by phone: “The Samdech has asked and worried about the athlete. She has also urged us to work harder to develop so that our athletes can compete with high-level foreign players from abroad, as well as when we go out to compete on the international stage, we can also win against strong opponents in the future.”

Samdech often watches the Kun Khmer competition when is free from work, but when is busy with work, Samdech also monitors the results. Especially when there are irregularities and shortcomings in any competition, Samdech always communicates and gives recommendations to solve the problems regularly. According to the statement of the president of the federation, he has continued that the attention from the leadership is a source of encouragement to the national athletes to work hard to train, as well as the federation to work harder to develop its capabilities.