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Cambodian Para Games Athletes Break National Record With 28 Medals

INDONESIA: Cambodian Para Games athletes have broke the previously held national record by winning 28 medals, 19 more than Cambodia won in 2013, making this year's Para Games a new milestone in the Kingdom's history.

With 28 medals, Cambodia is ranked 7th in the region. Indonesia, this year's host, came first with 177 medals, Thailand came second with 117 medals and Vietnam came third with 64 medals.

Of Cambodia's 28 medals, 7 were gold, 10 were silver and 11 were bronze.

The ASEAN Para Games is a biennial multi-sport event held after every Southeast Asian Games involving disabled athletes from the current 11 Southeast Asia countries. Participating athletes have a variety of disabilities ranging from spastic, cerebral palsy, mobility disabilities, visual disabilities, amputated to intellectual disabilities. 

2022 was held in Solo, Indonesia from July 30 to August 6, 2022, in which Cambodia sent a total of 115 to compete in 11 sporting categories including swimming, men's and women's wheelchair basketball, seven-a-side football, table tennis, badminton, weightlifting, chess, and more.

The ASEAN Para Games is a biennial multi-sport event held after every Southeast Asian Games involving athletes with disabilities from 11 Southeast Asian countries. Participating athletes have a variety of disabilities ranging from spasticity, cerebral palsy, mobility impairments, visual impairments, intellectual disabilities and amputations.

In 2022, the ASEAN Para Games was held in Solo, Indonesia from 30 July to 6 August. Cambodia sent a total of 115 athletes to compete in 11 sporting categories including swimming, men's and women's wheelchair basketball, seven-a-side football, table tennis, badminton, weightlifting, chess, and more.



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