The average worker earns about $10 a day in Cambodia.Īnother athlete looking to inspire the next generation is pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena, who said after his competition in Phnom Penh that he will auction off his gold-medal-winning spikes to raise money for children back home in the Philippines who practise in a sawdust pit.Today we are checking out Rain World: Downpour which is the expansion for the original game.
"To encourage perseverance, I and my wife donate $10,000 to her." Hun Sen added to the outpouring of admiration and in a statement, he said: "The interesting story is that runner Bou Samnang ran in the rain until the finishing line although she did not place (in the medals). Torrential rain or not, 🇰🇭’s Bou Samnang was determined to reach the finish line of the women's 5000m final at the Southeast Asian Games. The race was won by Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Oanh, who returned to the track on Tuesday to win the 1500m and then the 3000m steeplechase just half an hour later.įinishing one place ahead of Bou in the 5000m was Run Romdul, also competing for Cambodia, which is hosting the Games in the capital Phnom Penh.Īfter the race, Bou was awarded $10,000 by Prime Minister Hun Sen, who said he was rewarding the runner "to encourage perseverance".īou’s resolve made her the toast of the Games host nation and footage of her wet, lonely run to the line was shown around the world.
When Bou did make it over the finish line, she broke down in tears, joining her palms in thanks to her supporters. Cambodia’s Bou Samnang has been commended for her perseverance after she completed the women's 5000m final in torrential rain at the Southeast Asian Games on Monday (8), despite the winner finishing almost six minutes earlier.
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