Cambodia had a very successful showing at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games, winning a total of 282 medals, including 81 gold medals, 74 silver medals, and 127 bronze medals. This was Cambodia's best performance at the Southeast Asian Games, and they finished in fourth place in the medal table.
Cambodia won medals in a wide variety of sports, including arnis, athletics, badminton, basketball, billiards sport, boxing, chess ouk chaktrang, chess xiangqi, cricket, cycling, e-sports, fencing, finswimming, gymnastics, hockey, jet ski, ju-jistu, judo, karate, kick boxing, kun bokator, kun Khmer, obstacle race, pencak silat, pentaque, sailing, sepaktakraw and chinlone, soft tennis, taekwondo, tennis, traditional boat race, triathlon, volleyball, vovinam, weightlifting, wrestling, and wushu.
The following are the top 10 sports in which Cambodia won medals:
- Vovinam (27 medals)
- Wrestling (20 medals)
- Kun Khmer (19 medals)
- Kun Bokator (18 medals)
- Sepaktakraw and Chinlone (17 medals)
- Taekwondo (17 medals)
- Kickboxing (13 medals)
- Arnis (12 medals)
- Pencak Silat (12 medals)
- Karate (10 medals)
Cambodia's performance at the 2023 SEA Games was a major success. The country won more medals than ever before. This is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the Cambodian athletes, coaches, and support staff.
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Here are some of the highlights of Cambodia's performance at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games:
- Cambodia won the gold medal in Kun Khmer, a traditional Cambodian martial art.
- Cambodia won the gold medal in Kun Bokator, a Khmer ancient battlefield martial art.
- Cambodia won the gold medal in athletics in the men's 800-meter race, the first time in history.
- Cambodia won the gold medal in badminton in the mixed team (special event).
- Cambodia won the gold medal in boxing in the men's 92-kg division.
- Cambodia won the gold medal in judo in the women's -73kg division.
- Cambodia won the gold medal in karate in the men's kumite -67kg division.
- Cambodia won the gold medal in taekwondo in the women's over 73kg.
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| Medal tally by country at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. Image: Cambodia 2023 |
Cambodia's performance at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games is a sign of the country's growing strength in sports. With continued hard work and dedication, Cambodia can expect to achieve even greater success in future competitions. Thanks to all organizing committee, national coaches and athletes, volunteer team, and other related team to help making this event successfully!