AKP Phnom Penh, June 07, 2023 -- Cambodian para athlete Mr. Van Sochin this afternoon won another gold medal for athletics in high jump T46 event at the 12th ASEAN Para Games being hosted by the Kingdom.
Cambodia thus far obtained nine gold medals – six in Athletics, one in Women’s Wheelchair Basketball and two in Powerlifting.
As of this evening, at 05:30 pm, Cambodia earned in total 9 gold, 18 silver and 34 bronze medals, sitting 8th on the Medal Table among 11 participating countries.
The medals obtained exceeded the plan set forth by the Cambodian para athletes for the ongoing 12th ASEAN Para Games, i.e. 56 medals: 8 gold, 21 silver and 27 bronze.
Cambodia is hosting the 12th ASEAN Para Games from June 3 to 9, 2023. As the host, the Kingdom deployed 252 para athletes to compete with 1,201 para athletes from other ten regional nations, including Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Fourteen (14) sports including Athletics, Badminton, Boccia, Chess, 5-a-side Football, 7-a-side Football, Goalball, Judo, Powerlifting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Siting Volleyball, Wheelchairs Basketball, and E-sports (Demonstration) are listed for the regional games with 431 sports events at the Morodok Techo National Stadium, National Olympic Stadium and other courts in Phnom Penh capital.
In the 11th ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia in 2022, Cambodia got only 28 medals – 7 gold, 10 silver, and 11 bronze.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse