Cambodia to host ASEAN Para Games 2023

At the 11th ASEAN Para Games, Cambodia ranked 7th among the 11 participating countries, earning in total 28 medals. (Source: AKP)

Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia will host the 12th ASEAN Para Games from June 3 to 9, 2023, Tea Banh, Chairman of the Cambodia SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC), announced at a ceremony to welcome the ASEAN Para Games Flag and the return of the Cambodian Paralympic team from Indonesia.

According to local media, at the ceremony organised at Phnom Penh International Airport, the official hailed Cambodian para athletes for their efforts in bringing pride for the nation and breaking the record of Cambodia in the ASEAN Para Games.

He called on all Cambodian people to support para athletes and all concerned institutions to pay attention to their living conditions and training of para athletes toward the 12th ASEAN Para Games.

At the 11th ASEAN Para Games, Cambodia ranked 7th among the 11 participating countries, earning in total 28 medals, including 7 gold, 10 silver, and 11 bronze in boccia, men’s sitting volleyball, women’s wheelchair basketball, table tennis, chess, athletics, and swimming.

Earlier on May 24, Cambodia also received the SEA Games Flag from Vietnam for the official hosting of the 32nd SEA Games scheduled from May 5 to 17, 2023./.

VNA