Hanoi(VNA) – Cambodia has set the goal of winning at least two gold medals in wrestlingat the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) that will take place inVietnam from May 12 to 23.
The target was set by the Wrestling Federation of Cambodia (WFC) after nationalwrestling team coaches saw a significant improvement in the level of abilityand skills of each athlete after several months of active training.
In preparation for competitions, the WFC held a five-month closed trainingsession for their wrestlers. The training began in January and aimed to buildon their physical conditioning and focus on the technique of each wrestler’sdiscipline.
Coach Kang Den Piseth said on the Post that the WFC is aiming for two goldmedals in freestyle and Greco-Roman, adding that his athletes are ready for SEAGames 31.
Last year, the WFC hired Iranian coach Komeil Ghasemi – a former Olympic goldmedalist – to help train and improve the skills of Cambodian athletes. Someathletes were also sent to training camps abroad.
The WFC will send a total of 16 athletes, including five women, to thegames. The team will leave for Vietnam on May 14.
Cambodian wrestlers won five bronze medals – four in freestyle and one inGreco Roman – at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines in 2019./.
The target was set by the Wrestling Federation of Cambodia (WFC) after nationalwrestling team coaches saw a significant improvement in the level of abilityand skills of each athlete after several months of active training.
In preparation for competitions, the WFC held a five-month closed trainingsession for their wrestlers. The training began in January and aimed to buildon their physical conditioning and focus on the technique of each wrestler’sdiscipline.
Coach Kang Den Piseth said on the Post that the WFC is aiming for two goldmedals in freestyle and Greco-Roman, adding that his athletes are ready for SEAGames 31.
Last year, the WFC hired Iranian coach Komeil Ghasemi – a former Olympic goldmedalist – to help train and improve the skills of Cambodian athletes. Someathletes were also sent to training camps abroad.
The WFC will send a total of 16 athletes, including five women, to thegames. The team will leave for Vietnam on May 14.
Cambodian wrestlers won five bronze medals – four in freestyle and one inGreco Roman – at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines in 2019./.
VNA
