Cambodia Gets Another Medal at 11th ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia

Cambodian athlete, Ms. Nguon Rattana this afternoon won another silver medal from the T46 400-metre event at the 11th ASEAN Para Games being held in Solo, Indonesia.

Earlier, Ms. Nguon Rattana also won a gold medal in women’s T46 1,500-metre running.

Cambodia has so far earned in total 16 medals including 5 gold in wheelchair basketball, long jump, boccia and running; 7 silver in swimming, wheelchair racing and running; and 4 bronze in table tennis, swimming, wheelchair racing, and international chess, according to the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC).

Cambodia has sent 115 athletes to compete in 11 sport disciplines including athletics, swimming, men’s and women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball, blind basketball, Seven-a-side football, table tennis, badminton, weightlifting, chess, and boccia.

In the 9th ASEAN Para Games in Malaysia, Cambodia got 5 silver and 5 bronze medals. The 10th games, scheduled to be hosted by the Philippines, were cancelled due to the COVID-19 threat.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press