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Eh Virekkaamchhitphouthong
BornCambodia
Other namesMeun Mekhea
StyleKun Khmer
Vovinam
MMA
kickboxing

Eh Virekkaamchhitphouthong (Khmer: អេ វិរៈខាំឈិតភូថង) and known as Meun Mekhea (Khmer: ម៉ឺន មេឃា) is a Kun Khmer fighter and other martial arts practitioner such as Vietnamese vovinam. He is the second child of Eh Phuthong.[1] He is Vovinam gold medalist from the Southeast Asian Games. He is a member of Cambodia's national Vovinam team and Cambodia's national MMA team.

Kun Khmer

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Eh Virak Kham Chhit Phuthong, better known as Moeun Mekhea (Ten Thousand Skies), was also able to secure a belt at the November 5 Kun Khmer Super Fight event. [2]

Vovinam

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Medal record
Men's Vovinam
Representing  Cambodia
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hanoi Men's 65 kg, Fighting
Gold medal – first place 2023 Phnom Penh Men's 65 kg, Combat

Eh Virekkaamchhitphouthong and his siblings has been trained by his father Eh Phuthong in Kun Khmer and also trained in vovinam.[1]

He won the gold medal in the men's 65 kg vovinam combat event at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games, defeating Chainarong Yawanophat of Thailand 4-3. Nguyen Viet Ha of Vietnam and Rhenel Guillermo Desuyo of the Philippines won the bronze medals.[3]


References

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  1. ^ a b ពន្លក, យឺន. "អេភូថង និងភរិយា បណ្តុះបណ្តាលកូនៗ ក្នុងវិស័យកីឡាប្រយុទ្ធ ទទួលបានផ្លែផ្កាល្អ". www.postkhmer.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  2. ^ Norn, C. (n.d.). Legend's sons claim titles at Aussie Kun Khmer event. Asia New Network. https://asianews.network/legends-sons-claim-titles-at-aussie-kun-khmer-event/
  3. ^ "Cambodia dominates 7-nation Vovinam competition - Khmer Times". 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-05-10.

Category:Living people Category:Cambodian sportsmen Category:Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games Category:SEA Games gold medalists for Cambodia Category:Kun Khmer Figthers