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Cambodian Volleyball Star Voeurn Veasna Spends $30,000 to Support National Team

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Aing Serey Piseth, secretary-general of the Cambodian Volleyball Federation (CVF), expressed gratitude to Voeurn Veasna, the Cambodian volleyball star, for sacrificing his salary of over $30,000 to train with the national team for the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand this December. Veasna will be unavailable to top Chinese Taipei club Win Streak from October to join the national squad in training. Despite eight consecutive losses in their recent SEA V.League 2025 appearances, the leadership of the CVF believes the national team can create a miracle in this year's SEA Games medal race.

Key Takeaways:

  • Voeurn Veasna, a Cambodian volleyball star, has agreed to sacrifice his salary of over $30,000 to train with the national team for the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand this December.
  • Veasna will be unavailable to top Chinese Taipei club Win Streak from October to join the national squad in training.
  • The Cambodian Volleyball Federation (CVF) believes that the national team can create a miracle in this year's SEA Games medal race despite eight consecutive losses in their recent SEA V.League 2025 appearances.
  • The CVF has suspended the 2025 Sar Kheng Cup, originally scheduled for October, to January 2026 to allow players to join the national team's training camp.
  • CVF secretary-general Aing Serey Piseth has expressed his belief that the national team's current situation will serve as a wake-up call and drive them to improve their performance.
  • Piseth has also stated that Veasna's decision to sacrifice his salary will instill patriotism in other athletes, making him a role model for the nation.
  • The CVF is confident that Cambodia will prosper if the whole nation, including athletes, comes together to support and prioritize the country.

Statistics:

  • $30,000: the amount of salary Voeurn Veasna is sacrificing to train with the national team for the 33rd SEA Games.
  • 33rd SEA Games: the regional games where the Cambodian national team will compete in December.
  • 8: the number of consecutive losses in their recent SEA V.League 2025 appearances.
  • December: the month when the 33rd SEA Games will be held in Thailand.
  • Tens of thousands of dollars: the exact amount of salary Veasna has promised to forego.

Sources:

  • 'Veasna is coming for the nation.' A statement made by Aing Serey Piseth, CVF secretary-general.
  • 'When the nation calls, you must come.' A statement made by Aing Serey Piseth, CVF secretary-general.
  • 'Veasna has promised me that in October he will join our national team training camp.' A statement made by Aing Serey Piseth, CVF secretary-general.
  • 'I don't know exactly how the arrangement will work, because it's between Veasna and Win Streak, but he still decided to help us, without hesitation.' A statement made by Aing Serey Piseth, CVF secretary-general.
  • A statement by Aing Serey Piseth, CVF secretary-general, that the tournament Sar Kheng Cup will be rescheduled from October to January 2026 to allow players to join the national team's training camp.

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