Phnom Penh Post - Volleyball championship hits off in five provincial centres
The opening round of the 2nd Leo’s National Volleyball Cup got under way yesterday at five locations across the Kingdom, with teams vying for a place in the final phase, to be played at Beeline Arena from October 18-26. Group matches in the provincial capitals of Kampong Cham, Battambang, Siem Reap and Preah Sihanouk, as well as Phnom Penh, will run until September 17.
Translated by Cheng Seryrith
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