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[Paris Olympics] Men’s Soccer: Japan Secures a Comfortable 5-0 Victory Over Paraguay

July 25, 2024

On the 24th, the Paris Olympics began the men's soccer group stage ahead of the opening ceremony. Japan secured a resounding 5-0 victory over Paraguay from South America. In another match, there was chaos when spectators invaded the pitch, causing a nearly two-hour delay before the match resumed without spectators.

In Group D, Japan's midfielder Shunsuke Mito scored the opening goal in the 18th minute of the first half.

In the second half, Mito scored a header in the 63rd minute, making it his second goal. In the 69th minute, midfielder Rihito Yamamoto scored, bringing the score to 3-0.

Forward Shota Fujio scored consecutive goals in the 81st and 87th minutes. Japan started their campaign with a 5-0 victory.

In the 25th minute of the first half, Paraguay's midfielder Wilder Viera received a red card for fouling Japan's forward Yu Hirakawa, leaving Paraguay to play with 10 men for the remainder of the match.

Japan will face Mali in their second match on the 27th.

ថ្ងៃទី 25 ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ 2024

នៅថ្ងៃទី 24 កីឡាអូឡាំពិកទីក្រុងប៉ារីសបានចាប់ផ្តើមការប្រកួតជម្រុះពូលបាល់ទាត់ប្រុសមុនពេលពិធីបើកការប្រកួត។ ក្រុមជប៉ុនបានយកឈ្នះយ៉ាងអស្ចារ្យ 5-0 ទល់នឹងប៉ារ៉ាហ្គាយពីអាមេរិកខាងត្បូង។ នៅក្នុងការប្រកួតផ្សេងទៀតមានភាពអ្រពើរដោយសារទស្សនិកជនបានលោតចូលទៅលើទីលានបាល់ទាត់បង្ករឱ្យមានការពន្យាពេលប្រមាណជិតពីរម៉ោង មុនពេលការប្រកួតចាប់ផ្តើមឡើងវិញដោយគ្មានទស្សនិកជន។

ក្នុងពូល D ក្រុមជប៉ុនបានធ្វើឱ្យមានការដាក់គ្រាប់បាល់ដំបូងដោយខ្សែបម្រើ Shunsuke Mito នៅនាទីទី 18 នៃវគ្គទីមួយ។

នៅក្នុងវគ្គទីពីរ Mito បានដាក់បាល់បញ្ចូលទីដោយប្រើក្បាលនៅនាទីទី 63 ដែលធ្វើឱ្យវាគឺជាគ្រាប់ទីពីររបស់គាត់។ នៅនាទីទី 69 ខ្សែបម្រើ Rihito Yamamoto បានស៊ុតបាល់បញ្ចូលទីធ្វើឱ្យលទ្ធផលទៅជា 3-0។

ខ្សែប្រយុទ្ធ Shota Fujio បានស៊ុតបាល់បានពីរគ្រាប់បន្តបន្ទាប់នៅនាទីទី 81 និង 87។ ក្រុមជប៉ុនបានចាប់ផ្តើមការប្រកួតដោយមានលទ្ធផល 5-0។

នៅនាទីទី 25 នៃវគ្គទីមួយ ខ្សែបម្រើរបស់ប៉ារ៉ាហ្គាយ Wilder Viera បានទទួលកាតក្រហមសម្រាប់ការប្រកួត Yu Hirakawa ដែលធ្វើឱ្យប៉ារ៉ាហ្គាយលេងជាមួយមនុស្ស 10 នាក់នៅចុងការប្រកួត។

ក្រុមជប៉ុននឹងជួបជាមួយម៉ាលីនៅក្នុងការប្រកួតទីពីរនៅថ្ងៃទី 27។

The uniforms of the Mongolian national team for the Paris Olympics have become a hot topic.

Ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, set to begin on July 26, the uniforms of the Mongolian national team have been garnering attention on social media.

The uniforms, which the Mongolian team will wear during the opening and closing ceremonies, were created by the Ulaanbaatar-based brand "MICHEL & AMAZONKA." Inspired by traditional Mongolian clothing, the uniforms feature a kaftan and a vest embroidered with Soyombo symbols, the national emblem, and the Olympic flame. Additionally, they include accessories such as earrings and bags for women, and hats and boots for men, with a total of four looks—two for men and two for women. According to the Mongolian Olympic Committee, each uniform took over 20 hours to complete.

Since their unveiling, the uniforms have received high praise on social media, being called "gold medal-worthy." In response to the positive feedback, "MICHEL & AMAZONKA" announced that while they initially produced enough uniforms for the approximately 30-member team, they plan to sell a limited number through their official online store.

"MICHEL & AMAZONKA," founded by sisters Michel and Amazonka in 2015, aims to express the essence of Mongolian tradition and culture through modern design. The brand boasts over 130,000 followers on Instagram. They also designed the uniforms for the Mongolian national team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

មុនការប្រារព្ធទិវាអូឡាំពិក និងពារ៉ាអូឡាំពិកនៅទីក្រុងប៉ារីសឆ្នាំ 2024 ដែលនឹងប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៅថ្ងៃទី 26 ខែកក្កដា ទៅមុខ នេះ ទីស្ដីការគណៈកីឡាករជាតិម៉ុងហ្គោលី បានទាក់ទាញការចាប់អារម្មណ៍យ៉ាងខ្លាំងលើបណ្ដាញសង្គម។

ឯកសណ្ឋាន ដែលក្រុមជាតិម៉ុងហ្គោលី នឹងពាក់ក្នុងពិធីបើក និងបិទ ត្រូវបានបង្កើត ដោយម៉ាក "MICHEL & AMAZONKA" ដែលមានមូលដ្ឋាននៅទីក្រុង Ulaanbaatar។ ឯកសណ្ឋានទាំងនេះ បានមកពីការប្រមូលផ្ដុំនៃសម្លៀកបំពាក់ប្រពៃណីម៉ុងហ្គោលី ដោយមានពាក់កណ្តាលនិងអាវដែលមានការចាក់ប៉ាក់ដោយសញ្ញា Soyombo, ដែលជារូបតំណាងជាតិ និងភ្លើងអូឡាំពិក។ លើសពីនេះទៀត វានឹងរួមមានគ្រឿងបន្ថែមដូចជាក្រវិល និងកាបូបសម្រាប់ស្ត្រី និងមួក និងស្បែកជើងសម្រាប់បុរស ដែលមានសរុបជាបួនឈុត - ពីរសម្រាប់បុរស និងពីរសម្រាប់ស្ត្រី។ អង្គការ អូឡាំពិកម៉ុងហ្គោលី បានថ្លែងថា ឯកសណ្ឋាននីមួយៗ បានចំណាយពេលជាង 20 ម៉ោងដើម្បីបញ្ចប់។

បន្ទាប់ពីការបង្ហាញ ឯកសណ្ឋានទាំងនេះ បានទទួលការសរសើរយ៉ាងខ្លាំងលើបណ្ដាញសង្គម ដោយឆ្លើយថា "មានតម្លៃឈ្នះមេដាយមាស"។ នៅក្នុងការឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹងមតិវិចារយ៉ាងអរម្មណ៍នេះ "MICHEL & AMAZONKA" បានប្រកាសថា ខណៈពេលដែលពួកគេបានផលិតឯកសណ្ឋានចំនួនគ្រប់គ្រាន់សម្រាប់ក្រុមកីឡាករដែលមានប្រហែល 30 នាក់ដំបូង ពួកគេមានគម្រោងលក់ចំនួនតិចតួចតាមហាងអនឡាញផ្លូវការរបស់ពួកគេ។

"MICHEL & AMAZONKA" ត្រូវបានបង្កើតឡើងដោយបងប្អូនស្រី Michel និង Amazonka ក្នុងឆ្នាំ 2015 ដោយគោលបំណងបង្ហាញសារសំខាន់នៃប្រពៃណីនិងវប្បធម៌ម៉ុងហ្គោលីតាមរយៈរចនាបទទំនើប។ ម៉ាកនេះមានអ្នកតាមដានជាង 130,000 នាក់នៅលើ Instagram។ ពួកគេក៏បានរចនាឯកសណ្ឋានសម្រាប់ក្រុមកីឡាជាតិម៉ុងហ្គោលីសម្រាប់ការប្រកួតអូឡាំពិក និងពារ៉ាអូឡាំពិកនៅទីក្រុងតូក្យូឆ្នាំ 2020 និងការប្រកួតអូឡាំពិក និងពារ៉ាអូឡាំពិករដូវរងានៅទីក្រុងប៉េកាំងឆ្នាំ 2022។

Dodgers and Cubs Open 2025 MLB Season in Tokyo March 18, Rest of League Starts March 27

NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani will open the 2025 season in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs on March 18 and the Athletics will start the home portion of their first season in Sacramento against the Cubs on March 31.

All 30 teams are scheduled for March 27, marking the earliest opening day other than international games, Major League Baseball announced Thursday. There were games on March 28 in 2019 and this season.

Each team will play six games against its prime interleague rival instead of four, increasing matchups between the New York Yankees and Mets, the Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels, Cubs and Chicago White Sox, and Athletics and San Francisco Giants. What is being called a Rivalry Weekend is scheduled for May 16-18 and includes the prime interleague rivalries along with Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia, Colorado vs. Arizona, Detroit vs. Toronto and Houston vs. Texas.

In the third straight season of a return to a balanced schedule, a team will play 13 games against each division rival and six or seven against each other club in its league for a total of 62. The remaining 48 games are against interleague opponents, with a single three-game series against each of the 14 other clubs in the opposite league. Teams will be home against the same interleague opponents they hosted in 2023.

The American League used a balanced schedule from 1977-2000 and the National League from 1993-2000.

The Dodgers and Cubs will play at the Tokyo Dome on March 18-19, marking the 25th anniversary of the Mets and Cubs playing MLB’s first regular-season games in Japan. Other Tokyo openers were the Yankees and Tampa Bay (2004), Boston and Oakland (2008), Seattle and Oakland (2012) and Seattle and Oakland (2019). The Dodgers and San Diego started the 2024 season in Seoul, South Korea.

MLB and the players’ association intended to play regular-season games in Paris next June but abandoned the plan because they couldn’t find a sponsor. The collective bargaining agreement also called for September 2025 games in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but none were included.

After playing in Oakland at the Coliseum since 1968, the Athletics intend to spend the 2025-27 seasons at Sutter Health Park, home of the San Francisco Giants’ Triple-A River Cats and a ballpark with a capacity of about 10,500 fixed seats. The A’s open with a four-game series at Seattle before hosting the Cubs. They play the Giants at San Francisco’s Oracle Park from May 16-18 and host the Giants from July 4-6. The Athletics franchise started in Philadelphia from 1901-54, and moved to Kansas City for 13 seasons. The team has announced plans to move to a new ballpark in Las Vegas starting in 2028.

The daytime high temperatures in Sacramento often exceed 100 degrees in the summer and artificial turf is being installed to accommodate both the A’s and River Cats.

Other March 27 games include the Cubs at Arizona, Angels at the White Sox, San Francisco at Cincinnati, the Mets at Houston, Cleveland at Kansas City, Detroit at the Dodgers, Pittsburgh at Miami, Milwaukee at the Yankees, Minnesota at St. Louis, Atlanta at San Diego, Colorado at Tampa Bay, Boston at Texas, Baltimore at Toronto and Philadelphia at Washington.

Game times were not announced.

The All-Game will be at Atlanta’s Truist Park on July 15 and the regular season ends Sept. 28.

Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko both wore “BOSS” outfits and appeared together on the red carpet for the All-Star Game.

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with his wife Mamiko, appeared at the Red Carpet Show held in Texas before the All-Star Game. Ohtani wore a suit from "BOSS Made to Measure (BOSS MTM)," while Mamiko wore a dress from "BOSS" and jewelry from "GEORG JENSEN."

BOSS MTM offers a bespoke service that measures each customer's size precisely from head to toe to create a custom-made suit. In addition to creating patterns that combine modern tailoring techniques with BOSS's unique tailoring methods, accessories such as ties and shirts can also be custom-made.

As a brand ambassador for BOSS, Ohtani ordered a brown suit set and a white shirt from BOSS MTM. The lining of the suit features a custom dog pattern, coordinated to reflect his beloved pet, Dekopin.

Mamiko wore a sleeveless one-piece dress in an all-white pants style designed by BOSS. Her jewelry included earrings (62,700 yen) and a bangle (102,300 yen) from Georg Jensen's "MOONLIGHT GRAPES" series.

អ្នកលេង Shohei Ohtani របស់ក្រុម Los Angeles Dodgers រួមជាមួយភរិយារបស់គាត់គឺ Mamiko បានបង្ហាញខ្លួននៅកម្មវិធីបង្ហាញព្រះអាទិត្យក្រហម (Red Carpet Show) នៅក្នុងតិចសាស់ មុនពេលការប្រកួត All-Star Game។ Ohtani ពាក់ឈុតសម្លៀកបំពាក់ពី "BOSS Made to Measure (BOSS MTM)" ខណៈដែល Mamiko ពាក់រ៉ូបពី "BOSS" និងគ្រឿងអលង្ការ ពី "GEORG JENSEN"។

BOSS MTM ផ្តល់សេវាកម្មដេរតាមតំរូវការដែលវាស់ទំហំរបស់អតិថិជនម្នាក់ៗយ៉ាងត្រឹមត្រូវពីក្បាលដល់ម្រាមជើងដើម្បីបង្កើតឈុតសម្លៀកបំពាក់តាមបំណង។ លើសពីការបង្កើតគំរូដែលផ្សំនឹងបច្ចេកទេសដេរអាជីពទំនើបជាមួយនឹងវិធីសាស្រ្តដេរបែបអត្តនោគមួយរបស់ BOSS ហើយឧបករណ៍បន្ថែមដូចជាខ្សែក្រវ៉ាត់ និងអាវប៉ុសអាចបញ្ជាទិញតាមតំរូវការផងដែរ។

ដោយជាអ្នកសម្ដែងម៉ាក BOSS គឺ Ohtani បានបញ្ជាទិញឈុតសម្លៀកបំពាក់ពណ៌ត្នោត និងអាវប៉ុសពណ៌សពី BOSS MTM។ ផ្នែកខាងក្នុងមានរូបសញ្ញាផ្នែកខាងក្នុងនៃសត្វឆ្កែដែលបានតុបតែងពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងចំណង់ចំណូលចិត្តរបស់គាត់។

Mamiko បានពាក់រ៉ូបកអាវពណ៌សសទាំងស្រុងដែលត្រូវបានរចនាដោយ BOSS។ គ្រឿងអលង្ការរបស់នាងរួមមានក្រវិលតម្លៃ 62,700 យ៉េន និងខ្សែដៃតម្លៃ 102,300 យ៉េនពី Georg Jensen "MOONLIGHT GRAPES"។

Mizuno’s uniforms designed to prevent voyeurism will be worn by the Japanese national team at the Paris Olympics.

Mizuno has developed uniforms that prevent voyeurism through infrared technology. These uniforms will be worn by Japanese national volleyball team members and athletes in 14 other sports at the Paris Olympics.

The uniforms, embodying the "MUGEN CONCEPT" which represents the athletes' limitless potential to enhance performance, were unveiled with this innovative feature. Mizuno has long faced the challenge of developing uniforms that balance visibility prevention and dynamic performance. However, with the increase in high-functionality cameras and the resulting rise in voyeurism, the focus shifted to protecting athletes from such invasions of privacy. This led to the development of "infrared-blocking fabric."

In developing this fabric, Mizuno collaborated with Sumitomo Metal Mining, which specializes in high-performance materials, and Toppan Printing, which excels in composite material technology. They used materials that absorb infrared light in the fibers, ensuring the essential functions of sportswear, such as elasticity and breathability, were maintained.

ក្រុមហ៊ុន Mizuno បានអភិវឌ្ឍឯកសណ្ឋានដែលទប់ស្កាត់ការថតរូបឆក់តាមរយៈបច្ចេកវិទ្យាអ៊ិនហ្វ្រារ៉េដ។ ឯកសណ្ឋានទាំងនេះនឹងត្រូវបានពាក់ដោយសមាជិកក្រុមបាល់ទាត់ជម្រើសជាតិនៃប្រទេសជប៉ុន និងកីឡាករនៅក្នុងកីឡាជាច្រើនទៀតចំនួន 14 ប្រភេទនៅព្រឹត្តិការណ៍អូឡាំពិកទីក្រុងប៉ារីស។

ឯកសណ្ឋានទាំងនេះដែលតំណាងឱ្យ "គំនិត MUGEN" ដែលបង្ហាញពីសក្តានុពលគ្មានដែនកំណត់របស់កីឡាករដើម្បីបង្កើនប្រសិទ្ធភាព ត្រូវបានតាំងបង្ហាញជាមួយនឹងលក្ខណៈពិសេសថ្មីនេះ។ ក្រុមហ៊ុន Mizuno បានប្រឈមមុខនឹងបញ្ហាការអភិវឌ្ឍឯកសណ្ឋានដែលសម្របគ្នានូវការការពារមិនឱ្យឃើញ និងការសម្តែងចលនា។ ទោះជាយ៉ាងណា ជាមួយនឹងការកើនឡើងនៃកាមេរ៉ាដែលមានមុខងារខ្ពស់ និងការកើនឡើងនៃការថតរូបឆក់ ចំណុចប្រទាក់ត្រូវបានផ្លាស់ប្តូរទៅការការពារអ្នកជើងឯកពីការរំខាននៃភាពឯកជនបែបនេះ។ វាបាននាំឱ្យមានការអភិវឌ្ឍនូវ "ក្រណាត់ទប់ស្កាត់អ៊ិនហ្វ្រារ៉េដ"។

ក្នុងការអភិវឌ្ឍក្រណាត់នេះ ក្រុមហ៊ុន Mizuno បានសហការជាមួយក្រុមហ៊ុន Sumitomo Metal Mining ដែលជំនាញក្នុងការផ្គត់ផ្គង់សម្ភារៈប្រតិបត្តិខ្ពស់ និងក្រុមហ៊ុន Toppan Printing ដែលមានជំនាញក្នុងបច្ចេកវិទ្យាវត្ថុធាតុផ្សំសមាសធាតុ។ ពួកគេបានប្រើសម្ភារៈដែលទទួលយកពន្លឺអ៊ិនហ្វ្រារ៉េដនៅក្នុងអំបោះ ដោយធានាថាមុខងារមូលដ្ឋានដែលចាំបាច់សម្រាប់សម្លៀកបំពាក់កីឡា ដូចជាការដាក់ទាញ និងការលូតលាស់ ត្រូវបានរក្សាទុក។

Jin of BTS Ready to Participate as Torchbearer for 2024 Paris Olympics

Jin of the K-pop boy band BTS is set to participate as a torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics on the weekend.

According to media outlets reporting on the upcoming Olympics on Saturday, the 31-year-old is scheduled to be the first torchbearer in the Louvre Museum section of the torch relay in Paris on Sunday.

The South Korean singer is expected to begin carrying the flame at the Louvre Pyramid at around 8:30 p.m. Sunday local time, which is Bastille Day, the French national holiday commemorating the storming of the Bastille prison during the Revolution.

The torch relay in France, which began in the southern Marseille region on May 8, is expected to be held throughout Paris until Monday, before returning to the provinces. The torch will then return to Paris for the opening ceremony on July 26.

Jin's participation is seen as a recognition of BTS' global popularity, as well as the group's message of "love yourself" over the past decade.

The oldest BTS member became the first to complete the mandatory military service last month.

Colombia defeat Uruguay to reach Copa America final

Ten-man Colombia defeated Uruguay 1-0 to reach the final of the Copa America for the first time in 23 years after an ill-tempered semi-final on Wednesday.

A 39th-minute Jefferson Lerma header sealed victory for the Colombians, who will now face holders Argentina in Sunday’s final in Miami.

It was an anarchic semi-final played in front of a packed and passionate crowd which ended with scuffles on the field and fighting in the stands, including several players who had climbed in among supporters amid the flying punches.

Colombia, despite having Daniel Munoz sent off just before the interval and facing plenty of Uruguay pressure, hung on for a famous victory to the delight of their massive following of fans.

The win was the 28th game without defeat for Colombia, setting a new record for the team.

The breakthrough came in the 39th minute when Lerma rose majestically above Jose Maria Gimenez and powerfully headed home Rodriguez’s corner.

It was the sixth assist of the tournament for Rodriguez with the former Real Madrid midfielder beating the record for most assists in a single Copa, which was set by Lionel Messi in 2021.

Colombia looked to make the most of their momentum with Richard Rios forcing a save out of Uruguay keeper Sergio Rochet, after being played in by Munoz.

ut having been so influential down the right in the opening half, Munoz lost his head completely, just before the break, picking up a second yellow card, after landing an elbow on Manuel Ugarte.

Uruguay’s Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa took the blame for being unable to craft a win against ten-men in the second half.

“Uruguay were clearly in a position to win this game…I take special responsibility for not having been able to establish an advantage when we had the players capable of doing so,” he said.

Hundreds of prizes await fans at Davis Cup

Cambodia will host the regional playoffs of Davis Cup tennis tournament for the first time next month, and fans are invited to attend one of the world’s most popular and exciting tournaments at Morodok Techo National Stadium.

The Tennis Federation of Cambodia, Tennis Cambodia, is inviting everyone to come watch the playoffs to mark this historic milestone. All events at the tournament are open free to the public.

As an added enticement, the federation will be giving away a variety of prizes to fans who attend. They include Tennis Cambodia merchandise like hats, towels, t-shirts, bags, water bottles and mugs.

One of the lucky fans attending the Cup will win the top prize – a brand new Honda Wave motorbike courtesy of Tennis Cambodia.

What’s more, the federation is also giving away a free four-night stay at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel.

Tennis Cambodia wants to thank ABA Bank, RMA Cambodia, Tennis Cambodia for Kids – Switzerland, Advance European Medicare Center (AEMC), Pharmacie de la Gare, ADV Tennis, Courtyard by Marriott, V-Active and Nineswing for supporting this historic event.

The 2024 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group IV Playoff Event starts on July 8 through 13.

The tournament features eight countries: Cambodia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

The group event is divided into two pools, each with four teams. The top team in each pool plays off against the nation finishing second in the other pool. The nations finishing in third place in each pool play a relegation match against the nation finishing fourth in the other pool.

Matches progress through a round-robin format, with two singles matches and one decisive doubles match.

“Hosting the Davis Cup is undoubtedly fulfilling our ambition for bringing tennis to a larger audience in Cambodia. We will field young players for the Cambodian national tennis team in the Davis Cup playoff, and we believe that our chances are still good,” Tep Rithivit, secretary general of Tennis Cambodia told Khmer Times.

“And I believe that the Khmer crowd is particularly patriotic. They are quite proud, and they are learning more about tennis. We rely heavily on the crowd to support our players,” Rithivit added.

In April, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced that Cambodia would host the 2024 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group IV Playoff Event, demonstrating Tennis Cambodia’s impressive progress in the region.

S. Korea Pummels Singapore 7-0 to Reach Final Round of Asian World Cup Qualifiers

South Korea pummeled Singapore 7-0 to reach the final round of Asia’s World Cup qualifiers.

The Korean national team, led by coach Kim Do-hoon, made a clean sweep at National Stadium in Singapore on Thursday in the Group C match in the second round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Lee Kang-in scored an opener in the ninth minute before Joo Min-kyu netted his first international goal eleven minutes later.

Lee and Captain Son Heung-min both scored twice, while Hwang Hee-chan and Bae Jun-ho contributed a goal each.

With the sweeping victory, South Korea has secured a spot in the third round of the Asian qualifiers set to begin in September, regardless of the outcome of the match against China.

The Taegeuk Warriors will face the Chinese team in South Korea next Tuesday.

Angkor Tiger partners with TVS Motor to lift Cambodian football

Angkor Tiger Football Club signed a sponsorship deal with TVS Motor Company, a leading global automaker in the two and three-wheeler vehicle sector, for the forthcoming Cambodian Premier League (CPL) season 2024-2025, which begins in August. The signing ceremony was held on Wednesday at Angkor University in Siem Reap.

Their cooperation aims to elevate Cambodian football to a higher level of play.

“We are delighted to announce our partnership with Angkor Tiger Football Club, a beacon of sporting excellence in Cambodia’s Siem Reap region. As one of the world’s premier automakers, we are happy to lend our hand towards fostering talent and building communities. Together with Angkor Tiger FC, we look forward to driving success and achieving new milestones in the Cambodian Premier League,” J Thangarajan, President Director of TVS Motor Company said.

TVS Motor Company is a well-known global manufacturer of two and three-wheelers, and actively supports progress through sustainable mobility through its four cutting-edge manufacturing facilities in India and Indonesia. The firm takes pride and pleasure in producing internationally accepted, high-quality products through innovative and sustainable practices, building on its 100-year tradition of trust, value and customer passion.

Sudhir Menon, Director of Angkor Tiger FC said the team was joyful about the new cooperation and feels it will benefit Cambodian football as a whole.

“The partnership between TVS Motor and Angkor Tiger FC is a testament to the potential of talent and opportunities available in the Cambodian market. We are grateful to have TVS Motor on board as we work together with our fans and supporter communities to make a positive impact in Cambodian football and its social ecosystem,” he said.

Akihiro Kato, Angkor Tiger FC owner and chairperson, said that the sponsorship announcement with TVS Motor is a positive development for Cambodian football. He added that the strategic relationship positions both entities for exceptional growth while building a solid basis for future success.

“We are certain that this collaboration will be mutually beneficial and contribute to the future progress of the sport in Cambodia,” Kato said.

Angkor Tiger FC presently competes in the Cambodian Premier League, the kingdom’s top professional association. The team plays matches at Hanuman Stadium, and has begun building a new football stadium with a capacity of 5,000 spectators on a 50,000-square-metre plot of land in Siem Reap. The club plans to move into their new stadium by January 2025.

During the 2022-2023 season, Angkor Tiger FC boasted the highest home-ground spectator attendance of any team in the CPL, due to the team’s entertaining style and competitive mindset, always giving their best for home fans at the stadium or live online.

Over the last four years, the club has promoted over eight junior players from its Academy to the senior professional team, stressing its commitment to fostering new local talent.

With technical partnerships with Japanese League 2 clubs, several novice Cambodian football prospects have travelled to Japan for regular training and competitive matchtime experiences.