Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat - the world champion in Muay Thai - is now an assistant to the coach of Vietnamese Kum Khmer team at 32nd SEA Games. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)♋ – Asone of the seven teams to compete in Kun Khmer at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia inMay 2023, the Vietnamese team targets gold medals.
Kun Khmer - a combat sportthat originated in Cambodia – is among the three new sports that the host Cambodiabrings to the 2023 SEA Games together with the Cambodian national martial artsof Kun Bokator and Ok Chaktrong (a kind of chess). Each Kun Khmer matchusually lasts 5 rounds with each lasting about three minutes. competitors must notattack when the opponent lies on the floor, not bite, hit the back of the neckor the groin, or grab the belt and the referee will call the fight to end if afighter is no longer able to compete. Thailand has refused toparticipate in Kun Khmer because it believes that it is Muay Thai. Currently, Vietnam hasestablished a Kun Khmer team. Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat - the world champion in MuayThai - is now an assistant to the team’s coach and will empower young athletes tocompete in this new martial art. According to Nhat, KunKhmer has a similar fighting style to Muay Thai and his experience will partlyhelp Vietnamese athletes become more confident./.
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Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat - the world champion in Muay Thai - is now an assistant to the coach of Vietnamese Kum Khmer team at 32nd SEA Games. (Photo: VNA) 
