SEA Games 32: Nine countries register for cycling events

ABO/NDO- Nine regional countries have registered to compete in mountain and road cycling events at the 32nd SEA Games which will be held in Cambodia from May 5-17.

Nou Chamroeun, Secretary General of the Cambodia Cycling Federation (CCF), said that the online registration for teams will reach the deadline soon.

These nine countries are host Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.

Cyclists of the Cambodian National Team are gathering at a training camp in Banteay Srei district of Siem Reap province to develop their capacity for the forthcoming games. (Photo: khmertimeskh.com).

Cyclists of the Cambodian National Team are gathering at a training camp in Banteay Srei district of Siem Reap province to develop their capacity for the forthcoming games. Besides the training camp, the federation has also urged athletes to participate in other international cycling events to gain more experience.

According to Chamroeun, there will be nine cycling events at SEA Games 32, including five for mountain bike and four for road bike.

The five events for mountain bike include mountain bike cross-country Olympic (men’s), mountain bike cross-country Olympic (women’s), mountain bike cross-country relay (men’s and women’s), mountain bike eliminations (men’s), and mountain bike eliminations (women’s).

The four events for road bike are road criterium (men’s), road criterium (women’s), road individual mass start (men’s) and road individual mass start (women’s).

(Source: NDO)