STORY: Cambodian participants praise China for "magnificent" Asian Winter Games
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 18, 2025
DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2025
LENGTH: 00:01:48
LOCATION: Phnom Penh
CATEGORY: SPORTS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Cambodian participants
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): PHIN MENG CHOING, Cambodian slopestyle snowboarder
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): PISEY PANHASITH, Cambodian slopestyle snowboarder
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): KOSAL PISEY, Snowboard slopestyle coach

STORYLINE:

Cambodian participants on Tuesday lauded the "magnificent" Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, saying that the event signified peace, unity, solidarity, and friendship in Asia.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): PHIN MENG CHOING, Cambodian slopestyle snowboarder
"I was excited to participate in such a big event in Asia, and I was proud to be one of the first athletes of Cambodia to contest in the Asian Winter Games.
China has organized the games well, providing us with accommodation, food, and other services perfectly.
I have exchanged experience with other athletes and gained insight into Chinese culture."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): PISEY PANHASITH, Cambodian slopestyle snowboarder
"China has organized this sports event very well.
I have got a lot of experience and good memories, creating friendship with athletes from other countries, visiting a museum, playing snowboard slopestyle, and gaining insight into culture and daily life of people there."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): KOSAL PISEY, Snowboard slopestyle coach
"China has organized the ninth edition of the Asian Winter Games very well, and the event was participated by a lot of athletes from Asian countries and regions.
The games were organized in a high-level standard, as techniques, terrain parks, scoring methods, and pre-contest rehearsals had been perfectly organized.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Phnom Penh.
(XHTV)