The Morodok Techo National Sports Complex ( km, ពហុកីឡដ្ឋានជាតិមរតកតេជោ) is a sports complex in
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...
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Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
which is set to host the
2023 Southeast Asian Games.
History
Cambodian Prime Minister
Hun Sen
Hun Sen (; km, ហ៊ុន សែន, ; born 5 August 1952) is a Cambodian politician and former military commander who has served as the prime minister of Cambodia since 1985. He is the longest-serving head of government of Cambodia, and o ...
in August 2012 approved the creation of an inter-ministerial committee to manage the construction of the Morodok Techo National Sports Complex in a lot in Phnom Penh. Parts of the Boeung Pong Peay lake were reclaimed for the construction of the facility. According to the
National Olympic Committee of Cambodia
The National Olympic Committee of Cambodia ( km, គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិអូឡាំពិកកម្ពុជា, ) is a National Olympic Committee representing Cambodia.
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, the sports complex would be the country's first "modern multipurpose and international standard sports facility".
Costing around $200 million, the sports complex's construction which began in April 2013 was funded by the Chinese government. The sports complex is meant to be the main venue of the
2023 Southeast Asian Games.
Phase 1 of the complex's construction was completed on April 4, 2017 with the inauguration of the Indoor Stadium and Aquatics Center. It also marked the beginning of phase 2 which saw the groundbreaking ceremony for the
National Stadium
Many countries have a national sport stadium, which typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an association football stadiu ...
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Plan
The current plans include six arenas and a huge weights training gym for up to 1,500 athletes. The 60,000-seat main stadium will cover a plot of nine hectares and house a football pitch and running track.
It is set to host the
2023 Southeast Asian Games.
A multipurpose indoor stadium on 3.6 hectares will seat 15,000 spectators while a swimming centre on a similarly sized parcel of land will be able to accommodate 6,000 people.
There is also a proposed 3,700-seat badminton and table tennis hall, a 3,700-seat gymnastics and traditional sports hall and a 3,000-seat sports hall for basketball, volleyball and futsal.
Also in the mix are plans for four six-storey blocks of offices and four eight-storey blocks to accommodate athletes, which will include 400 rooms and two eating halls.
Facilities
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National Stadium
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SEA Games
Cambodia has been approved to host
2023 Southeast Asian Games in which opening and closing ceremonies will take place.
References
Sports venues in Cambodia
Sport in Phnom Penh
Proposed sports venues