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More SEA Games tweaks could hurt Thailand

Host Cambodia stands to benefit but frequent changes bad for athletes, says Thai delegation chief

The Morodok Techo National Stadium will be the main venue for the 2023 SEA Games that will be held in May in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo: Reuters)

Changes to some events at the 32nd SEA Games, set to take place from May 5 to 17 in Cambodia, could result in an advantage for the host nation, says the chief of the Thai delegation to the biennial sporting event.

Thailand has already expressed its unhappiness with its neighbour over a kickboxing event that Cambodia insists on calling Kun Khmer instead of Muay Thai. But other changes are also in the works.

Cambodia has announced a reduction of total events…

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