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Cambodia's Olympic body has called on the Foreign Ministry to recruit athletes from the Cambodian diaspora to represent the Kingdom at elite international sporting competitions.

The announcement from Vath Chamroeun, general secretary of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), came on the heels of a visit from Cambodian-born US diver Jordan Pisey Windle – whom Chamroeun said had expressed interest in competing for the Kingdom.

“This is good for Cambodian athletes, who will make more effort to train . . . it will push us to correct our training conditions and cover our mistakes or weak points in sport,” Chamroeun said, adding the Olympics was a competition between athletes, not nations.

read more http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/olympic-body-seeks-athletes-abroad

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