2023 SEA Games
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Host city | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
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Motto | Sports Live In Peace (Khmer: កីឡារស់ក្នុងសន្តិភាព, UNGEGN: Keila Rôs Knŏng Sântĕphéap) |
Nations | 11 |
Athletes | 6210 |
Events | 584 in 36 sports |
Opening | 5 May 2023 |
Closing | 17 May 2023 |
Opened by | Hun Sen[1] Prime Minister of Cambodia |
Athlete's Oath | Montross Phansovannarun |
Torch lighter | Sorn Seavmey |
Main venue | Morodok Techo National Stadium |
Website | www |
The 2023 Southeast Asian Games (Khmer: ការប្រកួតកីឡាប្រជាជាតិអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍២០២៣, UNGEGN: Karôprkuŏt Keila Prâchéachéatĕ Asi Akné 2023), also known as the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, or the 32nd SEA Games, and commonly known as Cambodia 2023, is the 32nd edition of the Southeast Asian Games, a biennial sports multi-sport event which is currently being held from 5 to 17 May 2023 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The announcement was made at the Southeast Asian Games Federation Council meeting in Singapore, in conjunction with the 2015 SEA Games,[2] by the President of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia, Thong Khon.[3][4] The Philippines was originally scheduled to host the games, but was pushed forward to 2019 after Brunei withdrew to host the event. This is the first time that Cambodia hosts the games, as the 3rd Southeast Asian Peninsular Games in 1965 was cancelled due to the political situation in the country at the time. The event was planned to feature 40 sports.[5] The final number is 37 sports.[6]
Development and preparation
Venues
Following the host selection announcement, Prime Minister Hun Sen approved the final design of the Games' main stadium.[7] During a state visit by Hun Sen to Beijing in May 2014, China's leader Xi Jinping (also Communist party general secretary) promised to fund the construction of the main stadium of the new multi-purpose sports complex on the satellite city of Phnom Penh in Khan Chroy Changvar. The 60,000-seat main stadium, which is estimated to cost about USD 157 million and will be built by a Chinese construction firm, will be completed between 2019 and 2020 with a Chinese grant covering the entire project. A multipurpose arena, the Morodok Techo National Sports Complex will house an Olympic swimming pool, an outdoor football pitch, a running track, tennis courts and dormitories for athletes.[8]
City | Venue | Event | |
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Phnom Penh | Morodok Techo Sports Complex | National stadium | Opening and closing ceremonies |
Athletics | |||
Football | |||
Field hockey | |||
Olympic Swimming Pool | Aquatics | ||
Badminton Hall | Badminton, Kickboxing | ||
Table tennis Hall | Table tennis | ||
Elephant Hall 1 | Kickboxing, Kun Khmer | ||
Elephant Hall 2 | Basketball | ||
Olympic Center Marquee | Gymnastics | ||
Pétanque Arena | Pétanque | ||
Basketball Hall | Sepak takraw | ||
Tennis Sports Center | Soft tennis, Tennis | ||
Indoor Hall | Indoor volleyball | ||
Chroy Changvar Convention Centre | Dinosaur Park Hall | Dancesport, Indoor hockey, Floorball | |
Hall A | Arnis, Karate, Wushu | ||
Hall B | Fencing, Jujitsu | ||
Hall C | Judo, Kun bokator | ||
Hall E | Pencak silat, Wrestling | ||
Hall F | Taekwondo, Weightlifting, Vovinam | ||
Hall G | Boxing, Vovinam | ||
Car Park | Obstacle race | ||
Nagaworld Aeon 2 Sen Sok | Billiard, Esports | ||
Army Stadium | Footbal | ||
Prince Stadium | |||
Smart RSN Stadium | |||
Garden City Golf Club | Golf | ||
Royal University of Phnom Penh | Xiangqi and Ouk chaktrang | ||
AZ Group Cricket Oval | Cricket | ||
Federation of Youth Hall | Teqball | ||
Kampot | Prek Kampot | Traditional boat race | |
Kep | Kep Town Beach | Endurance races | |
Siem Reap | Mount Kulen | Mountain biking | |
Angkor Wat | Marathon and Road cycling | ||
Sihanoukville | Sihanoukville Boulevard | Jet ski, Sailing | |
Otres Beach | Beach volleyball |
Budget
According to Vongsey Vissoth, Minister attached to the Prime Minister and permanent secretary of state for the Ministry of Economy and Finance, building and setting up the facilities and fields required for the various competitions will cost between $30-40 million.
Speaking at the public forum Macroeconomic Management and the 2023 Budget Law held in Phnom Penh on 25 January, Vissoth explained that setting up and hosting events at stadiums and other locations might end up costing more than $300 million. In preparation for the event, Cambodia has built a number of infrastructures, as well as sports venues and sports facilities.[9][10]
Volunteers
The National Volunteer Committee of the Cambodian 2023 Southeast Games Organizing Committee announced the recruitment of nearly 7,000 volunteers to assist at the SEA Games and ASEAN Para Games.[11]
Torch relay
On 21 March 2023, with only less than 45 days before the start of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, King Norodom Sihamoni ignited the torch using the secret flame and passed on the flame to the torch which took place at Angkor Wat. The height of the torch is 75 cm and weights slightly over one kilogram. The top of the torch was designed to reflect the symbol of Rumduol (រំដួល), Cambodia's national flower and it’s plated with gold color to show that the country and its people have risen to the top. The design on the handle of the torch is filled with multiple kbach chan (ក្បាច់ចន្ទ) connected together to signifies the unity in achieving peace and success for the country and Southeast Asia community.[12][13]
The torch relay also begins its journey to all other 9 countries in Southeast Asia starting on 24 March before returning back on 28 April.[14][15] Below is the list of the torch relay run date in each country:
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Ticketing, Broadcasting and Accommodations
On 31 March, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced all tickets for the 5 to 17 May, Southeast Asian Games will be free – for both Cambodians and foreigners, but the supporters must book the tickets before each match to watch inside the stadium. Also international broadcasters will not be charged for live television rights to cover the 608 events in 37 sports on offer.[16][17]
Cambodia will also fully cover spending on food and accommodation services for sport delegations. Delegates from all 11 countries participating in the SEA Games and the ASEAN Para Games were not required to pay $50 per person per day as had been the case with previous hosts.[18]
Participating nations
All 11 members of Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) are expected to take part in the 2023 SEA Games. Below is a list of all the participating NOCs.
- Southeast Asian Games Federation
The Games
Ceremonies
The opening ceremony for the games was held on 5 May 2023, although the cricket and football tournaments commenced one week earlier on 29 April 2023.[19]
Parade of Nations
Order | Nation | Flag bearer | Sport |
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Ali Saifullah Suhaimi | Pencak silat |
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Flairene Candrea Wonomiharjo | Swimming |
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Soulasith Khamvongsa | Pétanque |
4 | ![]() |
Sharmendran Raghunathan | Karate |
5 | ![]() |
Aung Khaing Lin | Vovinam |
6 | ![]() |
Alyssa Valdez | Volleyball |
7 | ![]() |
Terry Tay Wei An | Gymnastics |
8 | ![]() |
Chanatip Jakrawan | Basketball |
9 | ![]() |
Felisberto de Deus | Athletics |
10 | ![]() |
Nguyễn Huy Hoàng | Swimming |
11 | ![]() |
Prom Samnang | Kun Khmer |
Sports
2023 Southeast Asian Games Sports | ||||
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Calendar
The edition of the schedule was published by the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia.[21][22][23]
- All times and dates use Cambodian Standard Time (UTC+7).
OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
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4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 47 | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 39 | ||||||||||||||
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● | ● | 1 | 2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||
Basketball | ![]() |
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● | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 8 | 8 | 16 | |||||||||||
Chess | ![]() |
● | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 4 | ● | ● | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ● | 1 | ● | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||
Cycling | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | ● | ● | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
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Gymnastics | ![]() |
2 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hockey | ![]() |
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2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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6 | 9 | 2 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
Martial Arts | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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● | ● | 6 | 11 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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6 | ● | ● | 15 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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2 | ● | ● | ● | 8 | 9 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
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8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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● | 6 | ● | ● | 16 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
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2 | 2 | ● | 3 | ● | 2 | ● | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
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3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ● | ● | 3 | ● | 2 | 3 | 21 | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | ● | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
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8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Volleyball | ![]() |
● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
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4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
Daily Gold Medal Events | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 45 | 54 | 43 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 41 | 66 | 0 | 580 | |
Cumulative total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 112 | 173 | 218 | 272 | 315 | 356 | 409 | 473 | 514 | 580 | 580 | 580 | |
Demonstration Event | |||||||||||||||||||||
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● | ● | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
29 Sat |
30 Sun |
1 Mon |
2 Tue |
3 Wed |
4 Thu |
5 Fri |
6 Sat |
7 Sun |
8 Mon |
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10 Wed |
11 Thu |
12 Fri |
13 Sat |
14 Sun |
15 Mon |
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17 Wed |
Total events | ||
April | May |
Medal table
- Key
* Host nation (Cambodia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 123 | 100 | 98 | 321 |
2 | ![]() | 94 | 76 | 95 | 265 |
3 | ![]() | 74 | 67 | 95 | 236 |
4 | ![]() | 71 | 68 | 113 | 252 |
5 | ![]() | 51 | 77 | 103 | 231 |
6 | ![]() | 45 | 38 | 58 | 141 |
7 | ![]() | 30 | 42 | 89 | 161 |
8 | ![]() | 20 | 21 | 64 | 105 |
9 | ![]() | 6 | 20 | 57 | 83 |
10 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Totals (11 entries) | 516 | 510 | 786 | 1,812 |
Marketing
Branding
The official logo and slogan for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games were decided on 2 July 2020 by the 2023 Cambodian SEA Games Organizing Committee and was officially unveiled on 7 August. A design competition for the games' logo was held in 2019 with the final design reportedly consists of the Angkor Wat and four dragons as its main motifs. The initial slogan for the games unveiled was "Sport Into Peace".[25][26] The logo was later slightly revised so it could also be used for the 2023 ASEAN Para Games,[27] while the slogan in English was revised to "Sports Live in Peace".[28]
A mascot design competition was also organized in 2019 which was open to Cambodian citizens who are at least 15 years of age. The contest required applicants to submit designs that followed a rabbit theme and reflected Khmer culture. The deadline for the competition was on 30 November 2019.[29] The winning design consists of two rabbits wearing Bokator attire; a female in red named Rumduol (រំដួល) and a male in blue named Borey (បុរី). Red and blue are colors from the Cambodian flag.[26][30]
The official song of the Games is "Cambodian Pride", performed by Preap Sovath, Khemarak Sereymun, Khem and Ton Chanseyma.
Concerns and controversies
IFMA-led boycott of Kun Khmer competition
In July 2022, the Cambodian SEA Games Organizing Committee decided to link Muay Thai to Kun Khmer and used the name "Kun Khmer" as the official name for the competition. This action resulted from the displeasure of the Cambodian public, who criticized the organizing committee for not displaying sufficient patriotism in its promotion of Cambodia's traditional martial arts.[31]
Afterwards, International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA), the international federation of Muay Thai, has claimed that the organizing committee was seeking to work with an organization that is not recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) as the sanctioning body for the competition. The IFMA was planning to bring this matter to the attention of the IOC, the IOC Ethics Commission, the OCA, and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).[32]
In January 2023, the IFMA sent warnings to each national federation to stop sending their teams to compete in the Kun Khmer competition, otherwise the violating national federations will be banned from upcoming World Games, Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, IFMA World Muaythai Championships, and other IFMA-sanctioned events.[33]
Participation and medal cap
Participating nations are limited in the number of athletes they can enter in certain sports – for example martial arts, dragon boat, and esports, while such restriction is not applied to the host country. The Philippines, which claims to be backed by other participating nations aside from the host, has protested such regulation alleging it to be a strategy for Cambodia to finish at least fourth in the medal tally.[34][35]
The Philippines protested Cambodia's plan to only allow a maximum of two gold medals to be awarded to a competitor in the gymnastics events. This was later revised to three following a complaint from the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines.[36]
In the men's cross country mountain biking cycling event, originally Indonesia made a podium sweep. However acccording to the rules of the SEA Games Federation (SEAGF) article 37 paragraph C which prohibits the same country from sweeping the medals in one event. This regulation has been in force since May 30, 2010. Thus third place finisher, Ihza Muhammad relinquish the bronze medal to the fourth place rider Khim Menglong of Cambodia. This rule does not exist within IOC rules, which allowed for a nation to get a medal sweep.[37]
Badminton mixed team participation rules
Throughout the history of badminton events at the Southeast Asian Games, this is the first time that there has been a restriction on participation for the mixed team event. The countries affected by this restriction are Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. However, this is also the first time the mixed team event has been contested. Usually, badminton has seven gold medals in contention with two medals from the men's and women's team events, and five from the individual events.[38][39][40][41]
Bambang Roedyanto, a technical official for the games, claimed that “Cambodia [wanted] the opportunity to win medals from [badminton], so [the mixed team event] was held with countries [with developing badminton teams]”.[42]
Upside down flag incident
At the opening ceremony of the 2023 Southeast Asian Games which was held at the Morodok Techo National Stadium on Friday, 5 May 2023, multiple Burmese, Indonesian, and Vietnamese flag carried by several back-up dancers appeared to be upside-down in a performance by a local artist during the pre-show of the opening ceremony.[43][44]
Responding to this incident, the Indonesian Olympic Committee sent out an official letter of objection to the Cambodian 2023 Southeast Games Organizing Committee. Indonesian Olympic Committee Secretary General Harry Warganegara confirmed that Cambodia had submitted an apology to Indonesia, promising and ensuring that this incident would not be repeated in the duration of the games.[45]
Aside from the apology from the Cambodian 2023 Southeast Games Organizing Committee, Town Production, a Cambodian broadcasting and media production company involved at the ceremony, also issued a statement of apology, describing the blunder as a "disrespectful mistake" and an "oversight." The production company also said that it will send letters of apology to the embassies of the three countries involved.[46]
Organization
The condition of the facility for the 5-on-5 basketball tournament was highly criticized. As the event was held at a multi-purpose hall, the flooring used at the court was found to be made out of linoleum instead of wood. According to the Philippine team, the air-conditioning was also insufficient.[47] Filipino athlete Calvin Oftana sustained a calf injury after slipping on the floor, thus ruling him out from the tournament before it even began. Because of this, head coach Chot Reyes criticized the quality of the flooring.[48] The Singaporean assistant coach also criticized the facility, stating that their athletes were also injured due to the flooring.[47]
In the men's 20km race walk award ceremony, lighting failure led to the organizers using car headlights to illuminate the podium.[49]
In the athlete's village, the Indonesian badminton women's team room had a problem with a leaky room after heavy rain before competing. This was experienced by several Indonesian athletes' rooms in the athletes' village in Cambodia. The leaked room was immediately coordinated with by the committee and immediately received treatment. Repairs were also made to the leaking room.[50]
Judging and match issues
Filipina karateka Junna Tsukii protested the judges' decision to award her a silver medal in the women's -50 kg kumite event. After her bout against Malaysia karateka Shahmalarani Chandran ended in a tie, the judges remained split in voting the winner before the referee awarded the win to Shahmalarani. Tsukii refused to bow to her opponent and said in a post-match interview, “I was more active than her, but they chose her. I don’t know what happened with this judge [sic]. I’m not happy with my medal”. During the victory ceremony, she also refused to stand on the podium.[51]
Malaysia hammer throw athlete Jackie Wong managed to make his final throw of 64.64m, which would've awarded him the gold medal, before his result was disallowed following a technical error by the judges, losing out to Thailand's Kittipong Boonmawan. Jackie and his team manager, Datuk R. Annamalai had both launched written protests, but both appeals were rejected by the organisers.[52]
Indonesian Pencak Silat athlete Safira Dwi Meilani competed against Vietnamese athlete, Nguyen Hoang Hong An in the women’s class B (50-55kg) final. When the match was less than 18 seconds left, Safira, who was ahead with a score of 61-43, received a controversial action from the referee. She was deemed injured and was disqualified by the referee. As a results, Hong An, was initially declared as the winner. The Indonesian team then appealed the controversial referee's decision. The appeal was granted; thus, Safira won the gold medal. Hong An still retain the gold medal as well, thus they shares the gold medal, and no silver medal was awarded. [53]
In the Esports mixed Valorant (PC) final match, between Singapore and Indonesia. Indonesia was down 4-10 when the game took a technical pause that lasted for at least two hours, before the stream ended without a conclusion. The Indonesian squad claimed that the Singaporean team took advantage of an exploit, which would have given Singapore an unfair advantage over Indonesia. The game was not resumed, and players were told to return in the morning to complete the games. Indonesia later decided to forfeit, giving Singapore the gold. Juanita Tanjung, the brand ambassador for Indonesia in the SEA Games, stated that the team's decision to forfeit was done for "upholding the nation's dignity and considering the unfavorable conditions of the situation." The SEA Games officials later decided to award the Indonesia's gold medal, sharing it with Singapore.[54]
In Pencak silat, Cambodian athlete Non Sromoachkroham won the gold medal in the Men’s class u45 (-45kg) category. However, Non did not participate in any matches from the start. With his opponents in the semi-final, Malaysia’s Muhammad Khairul Shaddad Ardi, and the final, Indonesia’s Bayu Lesmana, both walked out without any specific reasons. Lesmana's teammate later alleged that Cambodia forced their opponents to walkout from the match, in an attempt for the host Cambodia to win gold in every sports.[55][56]
Player eligibility issues
While historically, several countries have fielded naturalized and/or heritage players who would be ineligible to play as a local in FIBA tournaments, Cambodia's decision of fielding teams composed almost entirely of naturalized athletes in several sports have been criticized, sparking debates on the rules of the games.[57][58][59] The basketball tournaments do not follow FIBA eligibility rules; players only had to have citizenship of the country they seek to represent their national team in the games.[60][61] This meant that every national team could field as much naturalized players or dual citizens regardless of whether they acquired their passport by the age of 16 or not as per FIBA rules as they can.[57] Hosts Cambodia decided to field a roster full of naturalized players for their men's and women's 3x3 teams, the former which had one local player. The men’s regular basketball team will have an additional 3 naturalized athletes, making the 5x5 Cambodia basketball team fielded a total of 6 naturalized players, all but one who has no Cambodian heritage. Cambodian basketball player Joshua Bo Noung lamented the decision of his country to field teams mostly of players with no Cambodian heritage.[57] The decision to field naturalized players by the hosts were not received well in the Philippines.[57][62] Indonesian sports minister Dito Ariotedjo expressed shock and confusion regarding the fielding of the players.[63][64]
In cricket, Malaysia has questioned the eligibility of Cambodia's thirteen players who are naturalized. While only using just some of these players' passports as reference, the Malaysian Cricket Association has noted that these passports were only issued on April 23 or six days prior to the first match and has past the March 3 player shortlist deadline.[58]
In badminton, Cambodia badminton player Chourng Meng was revealed to be Chinese's badminton player Zhou Meng, who was the runner-up of 2019 BWF World Junior Champion. In a video that has gone viral, Chourng was suddenly pulled off the field by a man presumed to be Cambodian officials, while celebrating his victory in the final. Apart from leaving the field early, Chorng was also absent from the mixed team medal ceremony. Many people believe that Cambodia cheated by using paid players to win gold medals.[65]
Broadcasting rights
Country | Broadcaster | Ref |
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Cambodia | Cambodia Sports Television, TVK | [66][67] |
Indonesia | TVRI, MNC Media | [68][69] |
Malaysia | RTM | [70] |
Philippines | One Sports, Smart Communications | [71][72] |
Singapore | Mediacorp | [73] |
Thailand | Thai TV5, MCOT HD, NBT | [74] |
Vietnam | VTV, VOV, VTC, VTVCab, K+, HTV, FPT, SKTV, MyTV |
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Further reading
- Cambodia lists 39 sports in 2023 SEA Games (2022, April 11). Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
Preceded by Hanoi |
Southeast Asian Games XXXII Southeast Asian Games (2023) |
Succeeded by Bangkok–Chonburi–Songkhla |