The National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) has announced that it will hold the first Children’s Olympic Games on February 1, 2026 at AEON Meanchey Mall to promote and educate children from 1 to 7 years old about Olympic values, while H.E. Dr. Thong Khon, Senior Minister and President of NOCC, has urged this event to become an annual national movement from next year onwards.
Speaking at the press conference on September 30, H.E. Vath Chamroeun, Secretary General of NOCC, said that organizing the Children’s Olympic Games is a new principle of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is urging each Olympic to promote and educate children about Olympic values, focusing on three main values: 1-Respect, 2-Friendship and Communication, and 3-Excellence.
These are Olympic values that must be instilled from childhood, in line with the guidance of H. E. Dr. Thong Khon, Senior Minister and President of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia, who has promoted this event to become an important national movement from 2026 onwards. His Excellency said that, the initial organization will start at the national level, but in the future, there will be regional, continental and global children's sports events. Therefore, this is Cambodia's preparation to provide opportunities for children to participate in the Olympic movement.
H.E. Vath Chamroeun continued that, the main objectives of organizing this Children's Olympic Games are: 1- Instilling the Olympic values and promoting about the Olympic values to children in participating in sports activities. 2- Encouraging children to recognize competition from a young age. 3- Provide opportunities for children of all ages, between 1 year and 7 years old, to participate in sports and provide opportunities for guardians to understand the benefits of sports because sports are a part of daily life in society and 4- Connecting charitable activities. The funds received from the organization of the Children's Olympic Games will be donated to children's hospitals and help children, especially providing sports equipment to children in schools in remote areas.
It should be noted that, this first Children’s Olympic Games is sponsored by AIA Cambodia Life Insurance Company and co-sponsored by Amret PLC, Danalac Gold Pro+, V-active water, Decathlon, MISPP, CYS clinic, Klen Baby and Sok Eng Khmer Sweets.
For registration, NOCC will start to receive registrations from October 1st with the condition that children must be between 1 year and 7 years old. The commission has prepared 10 sports for guardians to choose from. To ensure that this first organization runs smoothly and successfully, the organizing commission will limit the number of participants to 555. For registration, guardians please register via the website https://olympiccambodia.com/.
