Editing Phnom Penh (section)

==Sport==
{{See also|Sport in Cambodia|Morodok Techo National Sports Complex}}
[[File:Morodok_Techo_National_Stadium.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Morodok Techo National Stadium]]]]
The martial arts of [[Bokator]], [[Pradal Serey]] (Khmer kick boxing) and [[Khmer traditional wrestling]] have venues in Phnom Penh watched by dedicated spectators. Cambodia has increasingly become involved in modern sports over the last 30 years. As with the rest of the country, [[association football|football]] and the martial arts are particularly popular.  Ultimate fighting and freestyle boxing have also become more common in recent years.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

The most prominent sporting venues in the city are the [[Morodok Techo National Stadium]] with a capacity of 60,000, which opened in 2021 as the home to the [[Cambodia national football team]] and the [[Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium]] with a capacity of 30,000<ref name="phnompenhpost.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/stadium-dream-becomes-public-nightmare|title=Stadium dream becomes public nightmare|last=ppp_webadmin|date=April 27, 2001|website=phnompenhpost.com}}</ref> — although the country never hosted the Olympic Games due to disruption by the civil war and the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s, which built in 1964<ref name="phnompenhpost.com"/> as the co-home to the Cambodia national football team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/cambodian-fans-deflated-after-world-cup-loss-85436/|title=Cambodian Fans Deflated After World Cup Loss – The Cambodia Daily|date=June 12, 2015|website=cambodiadaily.com|access-date=March 30, 2016|archive-date=September 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907160929/https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/cambodian-fans-deflated-after-world-cup-loss-85436/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On completion, the stadium was one of the largest in Asia. Volleyball, basketball, and [[Taekwondo|Tai-Kwon-Do]] games are often hosted at the stadium.  The stadium closed in 2000,<ref name="phnompenhpost.com"/> but was redeveloped and reopened.

In soccer ventures, Phnom Penh is formally represented by [[Phnom Penh Crown FC]] despite being home to numerous [[soccer]] teams who plays in the [[Cambodian League]]. Including [[Visakha FC|Visakha]], [[Nagaworld FC|Nagaworld]], [[Boeung Ket FC|Boeungket]] and the aforementioned [[Phnom Penh Crown FC|Phnom Penh Crown]], amongst many others.

The National Sports Centre of Cambodia hosts swimming, boxing, and volleyball competitions. Noted local football clubs include [[Phnom Penh Empire]], [[Khemara Keila FC]] and [[Military Police (Cambodian football club)|Military Police]]. The city hosted the [[2023 Southeast Asian Games]] and the [[2023 ASEAN Para Games]], this marked the first time that Cambodia has hosted a multi-sport event. The city will host the [[2029 Asian Youth Games]].