Cambodia, June 3 – grand opening Asean Para Games 2023 in Cambodia, athletes from 11 nations join the victory until June 9, Thailand sent 629 people to compete.
The 12th ASEAN Para Games "Cambodia 2023" has officially opened. At the Techo Heritage National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia on June 3, 2,692 athletes from 11 ASEAN countries participated in the competition (Thailand 629 people, Indonesia 580 people, Cambodia 343 people, Vietnam 164 people, Singapore 131 people, Philippines 272 people, Malaysia 290 people, Myanmar 131 people, Laos 89 people, Brunei 32 people, Timor-Leste 31 people) before competing for gold until June 9, 2023.
The official opening ceremony was held at the Heritage Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, with the presence of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Empress Techo Hun Sen, along with His Majesty Emeritus Bun Rani, his wife, presided over by a light and sound show. Fireworks accompany the Cambodian national anthem. Then a parade of athletes from 11 nations entered the field. As for the Thai athletes, there is "Pam" Monruedee Kengpila, a 20-year-old young mermaid who owns 5 gold medals "Solo 2022" in Indonesia. Responsible for carrying the tricolor flag, leading the parade of Thai athletes into the field followed by a parade of flags of the SEA Games Sports Federation Flags of the ASEAN Para Games, national flags of 11 nations and the oath of allegiance ceremony of representatives of para athletes.
Then Hun Mani, the 5th son of Samdech Techo Hun Sen, as Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 12th ASEAN Para Games, gave a report and the opening speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen. ”, then entered the torch censer ceremony, which the host focused on modern technology to show, no less than the opening ceremony of the SEA Games 2023 that had just ended. Ending with a spectacular fireworks display
For the 12th ASEAN Para Games "Cambodia 2023" will compete between 3-9 June 2023 in Phnom Penh. Cambodia There are 13 sports competitions: athletics, table tennis, swimming, international chess, 5-a-side football (blind), 7-a-side football (CP), sitting volleyball, badminton, wheelchair basketball, global, weightlifting, bots. Kchia, Judo and there is another demonstration sport, namely e-sports by the Paralympic Committee of Thailand. together with the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) and 4 sports associations for the disabled, consisting of the Sports Association of Thailand, the Sports Association for the Cerebral Palsy, the Sports Association for the Intellectual Disabilities, the Sports Association for the Blind send athletes to participate in the competition
for the performance of the Thai athletes in the 11th ASEAN Para Games "Solo 2022" in Solo, Indonesia The parathai athletes have medals from 14 sports competitions and rank second with 116 gold medals, 113 silver medals, 90 bronze medals, behind the "host" Indonesia, which won 146 gold medals, 120 silver medals and 100 bronze medals. The number of Parathai athletes was 310, at that time there were 122 new athletes and achieved 36 gold medals.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency