SEA Games draw to a close in Cambodia with spectacular ceremony

Record ID: 1725748

  • Title: SEA Games draw to a close in Cambodia with spectacular ceremony
  • Date: 17th May 2023
  • Summary: PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (MAY 17, 2023) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF MORODOK TECH NATIONAL STADIUM PEOPLE TAKING PHOTOS PEOPLE LINING UP TO ENTER THE STADIUM THROUGH THE SECURITY SCANNERS MILITARY POLICE PEOPLE WALKING TO THE STADIUM A MAN WITH CAMBODIAN FLAGS ON HIS HEAD CROWDS IN THE STADIUM CAMBODIA PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN ARRIVING AT THE STADIUM VARIOUS OF CAMBODIAN ART PERFORMANCE HUN SEN AND DELEGATIONS WATCHING FROM THE STAGE
  • Embargoed: 31st May 2023 20:03
  • Keywords: Asia Cambodia Hun Sen Phnom Penh Prawit Wongsuwan SEA Games Southeast Asian Games Sport
  • Location: PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
  • City: PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
  • Country: Cambodia
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA001329017052023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) drew to a close on Wednesday (May 17) with a spectacular closing ceremony at Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
    Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen and Thailand deputy prime minister Prawit Wongsuwan were among the dignitaries watching on along with athletes from all 11 of the Asian countries.
    The ceremony featured musical and art performances, as well as a parade of some of the SEA Games competitors.
    Cambodia finished fourth in the medal table behind Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia after winning 282 medals: 81 of them gold, 74 silver, and 127 bronze.
    (Production: Chanta Lach)
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