At the official inauguration ceremony of the Kunathoar Sports School on Saturday afternoon, November 15, 2025, H.E. Vath Chamroeun, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia, said that the Kunathoar Sports School is the first large private sports school in Cambodia and is also a model for investors to focus on creating more sports schools.
H.E. Vath Chamroeun emphasized that, "The presence of the Kunathoar Sports School is a good example for all investors or those who like to follow the example of such sports school businesses or organize to establish more sports schools because sports schools can also educate children and youth. The components of education are education in knowledge, skills and behavior.
However, physical education is an important education that allows everyone to have good mental and physical health, and be intelligent in studying. If we are sick, it will definitely be difficult to study. Therefore, this is the point where the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has reformed physical education and sports activities in all schools across the country and is actively working to change physical education and sports activities in all schools in Cambodia. In order to promote the foundation of physical education and sports for the younger generation to be happy, stress-free, healthy, and mentally bright, only sports schools can help solve these problems."
His Excellency the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport added that, studying knowledge only one subject is not enough. What is more important is discipline, because discipline also comes from sports activities, which require athletes to be disciplined. His Excellency encouraged all children to work hard to become a good resource for the nation.
Dr. Seng Bunsong, Managing Director of the Kunathoar Sports School, said that the Kunathoar Sports School is the first and only sports school in Phnom Penh as well as in the whole country that has a full-time sports education and training program and is full of professional sports skills.
The Kunathoar Sports School has three main approaches: discipline, virtue and self-defense. The main goal of the Kunathoar Sports School is to join the Royal Government, the Education, Youth and Sports Sector and educate the public welfare of the national society by educating children, youth and citizens to be physically and mentally active in order to regain the quality of life and daily living with good health, leading to helping build stronger economic productivity.
Dr. Seng Bunsong added that, the Kunathoar Sports School started operating on January 15, 2024. Currently, the Kunathoar Sports School has approximately 60 martial arts students who have training programs such as Kun Lbokator, kun khmer, taekwondo, karate, mixed martial arts, dance, and health exercises.
