FEATURE TEAM CAMBODIA enabhukildæancatigulambikrbvtþisarsþracfanipñmebj smelg mnusserskbnþrexjóvxjarlaylmcamyynwgsmelgtat;rbus R)as;B eligy:aggwgkgcumvijbrievnenah. enhcakenøgedl RkumkILa)al;THCnBikarkm<úCakMBugEthat;smeRtomcUlrYm RbkYt)al;THCnBikarBanrgVan;BiPBelakqñaM2011 Edl km<úcaefvicam as;pþhkñúgkarerobcmkarrbkytenhenaelitwkdi énrbhracagcäriyenh. In Phnom Penh s historic Olympic Stadium the shrill calls of the resident bats blend well with the sound of sneakers hitting the wooden court at speed. This is where the Cambodian National Standing Volleyball team is training ahead of the 2011 Cambodia WOVD Volleyball World Cup, to be hosted for the third time in five years in the Kingdom of Wonder. WORDS & PHOTOS BY DYLAN WALKER enakñúgkarrbkytkalbiqñam2009 RkumkILakrenHTTYl)ancMNat; fñak;elxbynlmdab;bipbelak ehiyenaeblenh BYkeKmansgÇwm kan;etmutmam nig ecocak;efmetot. { KµanGVIRtUvsgS½yeT ekalbmngbitr)akdrbs;eyig KWdeNþIm[ )anc½ylapielxmyy} enhcasmþirbs;elak Chris Minko GKÁ elxafikarrbs;rkumkila)al;thcnbikarcermiscatikm<úca elak benßmetotfa { Kitfa eyigbitcaman»kasl ercinkñúgkardenþim ykc½ylapielxmyy RbsinebIeyIghVwkhat;)anRtwmRtUv ehiy KitfakarmanRKUbgVwk Willie nig Pat RkumkILakreyIgnwgQan etarkc½ycmñh}. Chris )anbegáitrkumkila)al;thcnbikarcermiscatikm<úcakñúg qñam1996 CaRkumkILa CeRmIsCatidMbUgeKbMputenARbeTskm<úCa. bc úb,nñrkumkila)al;thman 13 RkumenAkñúgextþRkugcMnYn 13 ducenh RkumkILakrenHGaceRCIsykkILakreqñImbMputedIm,I tmnagrbetsenaeliqakgnþrcati. elisbienhetotkalbieblfµi² Kat;)anbegáItRkumkILa)al;THRsþIKføg;km<úCadMbUgeK Edlbgðat; edayrkubgvwkcncatigaemrik Pat Russell. karrbkytdenþimbanrgvan;bipbelakcab;epþimenaéf TI23 Exkkáda RkumkILa)al;THkm<úCanwgRbkYtCamYyRkumkILakrmkBIRbeTs RsIlgáar Lav kahsasßan GaløWm:g; søúv:aki nig eghsúib. RkumkILakr km<úcaebarebjedaysµartiemahmutpøwføakñúgkarrbkytqñam2011 enh edaycmnyn 60 énrkum KWkILakrv½yekµg. tamry³karhat;sm enabhukildæancatigulambik qøúhbba amg[exijfa RkumkILakrman famblrwgmam kayvikarrh½srhyn GmCamYybec ketsvaybba ÚlTI kare)ah)al; nig ExSbeRmIl. srmab;karrbkytelikenh RtUv)an bgvwkedayrkubgvwkcncatigaemrik Willie E. Guillory EdlcUlmk CMnYsRKUbgVwkCnCatiGaløWm:g; Christian Zepp EdlRtLb;eTARsuk kmenitvij. Guillory BitCamanCMenOci tþx<s;kñúgkardwknamr kumkilaeyigeq<aheta rkkrmitkmbulénbec ketselg. { mancmenocitþfa kmøamgcitþrbs; CnBikarBitCax<s;CagmnusS Edlmankaysm,TaRKb;RKan;eTAeTot} elakbnþetotfa {smtßpabelgrbs;ekx<s; minxvhxatduckaysm,ta rbs;eket. GñkGacemIlmineXIjcMNucenH sum,ietbykekk¾mindwgxøün Edr efvi[ PJak;ep Il nig rmepibrikraybmput}. 56 F Magazine JULY 2011 57
FEATURE tambitetaenaebleyigemilrkumkilakrbeba jkayvikary:agsvahab; rh½srhynduecñh efvi[eyigesþiretepøckitdl;fakilakrnimyy²sut Et minmankaysm,tarkb;rkan;eliy kñúgenahrymmantamgkilakredl BikarédeCIgedaysareRKaHfñak;edaysarmInEdr. 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Kat;mankþIsgÇwmx<s;enAelI»kasCa ercinsrmab;karrbkytenaeblxagmux. {qñamenheyigmankilakrekµg² manfamblx<s; nig RKUbgVwkl ²CaeRcIn duecñh Kitfa eyiggacefvi)ankan;et l CagqñaM2009}. edayelk elak Chris Minko )anbba ak;benßmfa GVIEdlsMxan; KWeyIgmin rab;rtwmetc½ycmñhb:uenñahet myypakfmedlkilakrrbs;eyigttyl)ankwva elisbigviedlcakarhvwkhvwnetaetot. {ry³ebl 16 qñamehiyedl efvikar enatienh ehiy )anexijmnussrab;ban;nak;ksagcivitkat;sacafµitamry³ kila. vaefvi[eyigmancmenocitþelixøünégeligvij efvi[suxpabkan;etl RbesIr nig mancitþrslaj;rab;gankñaenakñúgmitþrymrkum. enaeblgñkerobcm [BYkeKRbkYtenAcMeBaHmuxTsSnikCnCaeRcIn nig bnþab;bibykekrbkyt BYkeK nwgkan;etrwgmam nig eq<ahetarkpabpøwsvagsacafµi}. ekrmbwgfa nwgmanmnussculrymtssnay:agercinenntan;tab;enabhukildæan CatiGULaMBikéf TI23 ExkkádaenH ehiyminfakm<úcadenþimbanrgvan;)an b kilakrv½yekµgenakñúgrkumenhykc½ycmñh)anenahet b:uenþebigñkedlykqñh eliral;karlm)ak)anrkb;y:agnwgkøaycavirburscati. Currently world number four following the last tournament in 2009, the team are hoping for bigger and better things this time around. Definitely our objective is to get to number one. There s no doubt about that. says Cambodia National Volleyball League for the Disabled (CNVLD) Secretary General Chris Minko, adding I think we ve got a really good chance of getting number one if we do it properly, and I think having [coaches] Christian, Willie and Pat could get us there. Chris set up a national Cambodian volleyball league for disabled players back in 1996, which was the very first league in Cambodia for any sport. Now with 13 teams in 12 provinces, Chris and his colleagues can pick the very best players to represent the country internationally. Recently he has also created the first Cambodian Female Deaf Volleyball team, coached by Pat Russell from the USA. The 2011 World Cup runs from July 23rd- 29th, and the boys will be up against teams from Sri Lanka, Laos, Kazakhstan, Germany, Slovakia and Egypt. Team Cambodia has a fresh edge for 2011, with sixty percent of the squad consisting of new younger players. This is reflected by the massive amount of energy they have as they practice various serving, passing and scoring techniques at the Olympic Stadium. Also new for this tournament is American fitness coach Willie E. Guillory, who joins returning German coach Christian Zepp. Guillory is highly enthusiastic about getting the team to peak performance level. The drive of a disabled person I guarantee is much more than an able-bodied person, he said. They don t play at their level of handicap. You don t see it, and they don t think about it. That truly amazes me and it really excites me. Indeed while watching the team in action at such a high level, it is easy to forget that each member has a physical disability of some sort, including many who lost limbs in landmine accidents. The team meets most days at 5.30 am for two hours of stamina and weight training at Hun Sen Park near the Independence monument, followed by volleyball practice at the Olympic Stadium. The training is hard work but the boys seem to enjoy it and there is a real bond between them. New team member Ou Phalla (27) who has a bad leg as a result of polio says that before joining the team he used to play with able-bodied players in his village. Playing with other disabled team members makes me feel more normal. It s about more than physical training though. Coach Guillory also makes sure the players are ready mentally. You ve got to live it every day. You ve got to believe that you re number one and you have to believe in who you are. You can t feel sorry for yourself. You have to push it. Eventually your training will overcome whatever it is that s holding you back. Volleyball is massively popular in Cambodia. A non-contact sport which is easy and affordable to set up with just a net (or even a piece of string), it is played all over the country at different levels. Sang Veasna (31) who lost an arm in a UXO accident aged twelve, is one of the team s star players, and says he was very happy and proud to have played in the World Cup for Cambodia two years ago. I was also very surprised at how many people wanted to watch us play, he added. He is hopeful of their chances for the upcoming tournament. This year we have a lot of new young players and good coaches, so I think we can do better than 2009. But of course it isn t just the winning that counts, on a larger scale these players are receiving much more than just training in a sport, as Chris Minko points out. I ve been here for 16 years doing this work, and I ve watched thousands of people rebuild their lives through sport. It restores self-esteem, their health feels better, they have camaraderie with their team mates. Then you put them in front of an audience, and after they ve played they pick themselves up and just get on with life. 58 F Magazine JULY 2011 59
THE MUSE PHOTO BY NICK SELLS CataramYydYgEdlmanrUbsRms;elceFøaenAkñúgvis½ysil,³ TsSnikCnPaKeRcIn)an TTYlsÁal;fa nagbitcamansmtßpabx<s;enakñúgkarsemþg. Ekv RsInag )anbegáitnuvpabebøkepñkebøkgarmµn_ srmab;tssnavdþi eghv RbcaMExenH. nagcataraékrkbmuxmansrms;s atpurpg; CamYynwgkarftrUbsÞIl GñkRsLaj;karelgkILa. GmCamYyrUbnag KWkILakrvaysIC½ylaPIemdaymas RBM sar:avuf nig kilakrecigxøamgercinrubrbcamrkumkila)al;thcnbikarkm<úcabanrgvan;bipbelakqñam 2011. She s one of the most beautiful faces in the celebrity world and there s no doubt she could be the perfect muse for sportsmen everywhere. For this month s issue we re making history by showcasing the beauty of Keo Sreyneang within active glam shoots. With her, Badminton gold medalist Prum Saravuth and 3 star players of the Cambodian Volleyball team competing in the 2011 WOVD Volleyball World Cup. ART DIRECTION & STYLING BY FRANCO DIONCO HAIR & MAKE-UP BY O2 SALON On Keo Sreyneang : Tennis dress, adidas Volleyball team : Blue jersey track shirt, adidas, I Believe white t-shirt, CGCBN. Red hooded jacket, Giordano On Saravuth : Yellow printed t-shirt, adidas All volleyball team shorts, adidas all throughout
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RKan;Etdak; TUrs½BÞcuH RkumkargareyIgeh agbgredaypabertkgrsb,ayrikrayérkelg erbahminnwksµanfasmenirbs;eyigttyl)ankaryl;rbmy:aggayrsyl Tal;EtesaH. cam)anfa Ekv RsInag enakñúgtssnavdþimyycmnyn b:uenþbi)akniyaynas;faena eblna )anexijnagpþal; nagbitcarss;s atemnetn muxnagbþúrrkb;ebl EdlnagtubEtg ehiyniyayedayesµahrtg; enaetpjak;ep Iledaydwgfa nag Gayu 29 qñam nig manrkysar nig kund¾kyr[rslaj;emnetn. RKb;KñanrNak¾dwg Edrfa karsemþgd¾l KYr[sresIrrbs;RsInagenAkñúgerOg { CanrNa?} CaExS PaBynþEdl)anrYmcMENkelIksÞÜyvis½yPaBynþExµr kñúgqñam 2009 nag)an semþgcamyy ni m:unika ehiyvacaexspabynþrbcamqñamenaeblenah. CamYy etbekaslüsemþgd¾l \tex ah EkvRsInag enaetbnþkargarsemþgedlnag RsLaj; etahbimanbaküccamgar:amecccucgmbinagmanminechcb;ry³eblca ercinqñam enaeblnagerobgabah_bibah_camyysvamirbs;nagkñúgqñam2003 Edl nag)ancybkalbi 5 qñammun muneblbykekerobkar nig rhutmkdl;eblenh BYkeKmansuPmgÁlNas; nig rikrayenakñúgcivitrkysard¾sambaøkk;ekþa nig rikray. By the time Keo Sreyneang had walked through the doors of the salon, we already felt she's someone who's used to being in the spotlight just through her style and the way she greeted people. While she was being made up, we grabbed the chance to interview the one of the best actresses in the Khmer celebrity world. You can t see any flaws with Keo Sreyneang; her angelic face is just stunning, her complexion perfectly smooth and fair. She s also timid and just gave us a little smile while quietly waiting for the instructions and the time to change her clothes. She s an actress that s easy to work with she s so professional and just gives her best in everything she does. I remember when our team was trying to look for the perfect face for our July issue and one of editorial staff suggested her; we crossed our fingers that she d agree as we all knew that she s such a big star and may not be interested in activities like this photo shoot. In any case, our editor Snguon tried to call and ask if she was interested in being in our July issue and she also tackled to the concept and idea of the shoot and we were surprised with the one word she answered, OK. After dropping the phone, we were just thrilled and ecstatic at how easy our request had been agreed to, and we couldn t help ourselves dancing and jumping for joy in our office. I only remember seeing Keo Sreyneang in a few magazine appearances but it s so hard to tell when I saw her for real. She s definitely a chameleon her face changes every time she does her make-up, and to be honest, I m still in shock knowing she s 29 and has a wonderful family with a wonderful kid. But it s not a secret to everyone after the notable performance she gave in the movie Who Am I? The production stepped up the movie industry of Cambodia, when it was released in 2009 when she starred with Ny Monica in what became the movie of the year. After that performance, Keo Sreyneang has been continually judged by her love with her work, though gossip has been flowing around her for many years especially after she got married in 2003 with the man she met 5 years before. Since getting married they ve been so happy and content with their simple way of life. The American athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee once said The medals don t mean anything and the glory doesn t last. It s all about your happiness; the rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing. This sentiment applies perfectly to Keo Sreyneang s career; she definitely loves performing and always gives her best, even when she s taking time Black assymetrical cotton dress and denim cropped jacket both Giordano Tennis racket and balls, VIP Sports Club Stripped blouse, H&M* Running tank top, Adidas Shorts, Russian Market 62 F Magazine JULY 2011
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PRUM SARAVUTH Professional Badminton Player **Gold Medal - Men Double Nation Tournament Phnom Penh, Cambodia - 2010 **Representative, Badminton Asia Championship, Chendu, China - 2011 Gayu 24 qñam elgkilavaysitamgbiqñam 2000 kilakredlculcitþ ³ Lin Dan, China kilaepsgetot ³ EhlTwk 24 Years Old Playing Badminton since : 2000 Idols : Lin Dan, China Other sports : Swimming On Keo Sreyneang : knitted sweater, adidas Shorts, Don Protasio On Saravuth, sweat jacket, adidas
Chim Phan Team Captain 2011 Cambodian World Cup National Team Gayu 40 qñam RsukkMeNIt ³ extþknþal 40 Years Old Hometown : Kandal Province On Keo Sreyneang : Denim shirt dress, Giordano On Phan : Collared shirt, adidas
Hooded jacket, adidas Relax t-shirt and Cali t-shirt both CGCBN adidas running shorts Sang Veasna 2011 Cambodian World Cup National Team Gayu 31 qñam RsukkMeNIt ³ extþknþal 31 Years Old Hometown : Kandal Province Cheam Mady 2011 Cambodian World Cup National Team Gayu 20 qñam RsukkMeNIt ³ taekv 20 Years Old Hometown : Takeo
Polo shirt, Giordano All shorts from adidas
Tennis dress, adidas SPECIAL THANKS : Sokunthea Pen, Dylan Walker, Christopher Minko, Tata and Neil Wilford