The athlete who brought the most emotions to the audience at the 32nd SEA Games was definitely the host country's athlete, Bou Samnang, from Cambodia. The little girl participated in the 5,000m race but she was quickly left behind right from the first meters. At this time, it was raining heavily, making it even more difficult for Samnang in her race. When the other athletes had reached the finish line, Samnang still had nearly 2 laps to conquer. However, the young girl did not give up. Samnang cried while running in the pouring rain and then finished under the witness of the host country's fans.
It rained heavily in the 5,000m race that Bou Samnang participated in.
Bou Samnang was emotional when he crossed the finish line.
Home athletes reach the finish line in the rain
Samnang persevered to the finish line and became a symbol of sportsmanship at the 32nd SEA Games, praised by regional and international media. She was given $10,000 by Prime Minister Hun Sen and his wife. Samnang told the media that she would use the money to pay off her mother's debt.
Bou Samnang honored at the closing ceremony of SEA Games 32
She was sought out by many newspapers and media channels around the world to share her inspirational story.
At the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam, Filipino athlete Samantha won the gold medal in the women's individual fencing event. Entering the 32nd SEA Games, this fencer is expected to continue to bring home a gold medal for the country's sports.
Samantha appeared to be in great pain and had to seek medical help.
Entering the 32nd SEA Games, Samantha competed with great effort and affirmed her strength when she easily entered the semi-finals. It seemed that once again the girl from the Philippines would win the gold medal, but suddenly an injury struck.
With the score at 13-6, Samantha suddenly fell and injured her ankle. She collapsed on the floor and needed help from the medical team. Tears streamed down the Filipino girl's face. Samantha could barely stand up. The more she tried, the more she cried, to the point where it seemed like the defending champion would have to give up. But after about 10 minutes, a miracle happened. Samantha suddenly stepped into position. She put on her helmet and signaled that she would continue playing. Somehow, Samantha won 15-6 and she collapsed again, crying.
Samantha had to leave the field on a stretcher.
Medical staff caring for Samantha
Samantha had to have her left leg in a brace.
Samantha could not compete in the final, but her spirit deserved praise from the fans.
In the competition that took place on the afternoon of May 8 at Morodok Techo Stadium, Puripol Boonson had a very smooth start when he led the race. About 100 meters from the finish line, he accelerated and approached his teammate Soraoat Dapbang, but suddenly stopped and fell.
Puripol Boonson (middle) suddenly held his leg while accelerating
He paused for a moment.
And then it fell apart
Puripol Boonson was "left behind" in the event where he was the champion.
On May 11, in the men's 800m race, the host country's Cambodian athlete, Chhun Bunthorn, created a surprise when he surpassed Luong Duc Phuoc to win the gold medal. More notably, this is the first gold medal of the host country in the 32nd SEA Games in athletics.
Chhun Bunthorn created a surprise when he surpassed Luong Duc Phuoc of Vietnam to win the gold medal.
Chhun Runthorn celebrates with excitement
He could not believe what he had just done. Moreover, the emotion in the host country athlete was even more overwhelming because now he had no father and mother to witness his victory.
He choked up: “I am very emotional, I don’t have parents, they have both passed away. I miss my parents very much. If they were still alive, seeing me win, they would be very happy and pleased with this achievement. Winning the gold medal was very difficult because I had trained hard in China for 8 months."
After victory are tears
Chhun Bunthorn's father and mother were unable to witness the moment he won.
Chhun Bunthon won a historic gold medal for Cambodian athletics.
Fencing player Pham Thi Thu Hoai was injured.
When it comes to emotional moments, Vietnamese track and field athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh deserves to be included. On the afternoon of May 9, Nguyen Thi Oanh of Vietnam faced many difficulties when the organizers arranged the 1,500m and 3,000m obstacle races to take place only about 30 minutes apart.
Nguyen Thi Oanh raced to the finish line
The girl from Bac Giang is still strong despite many difficulties.
However, the time challenge could not stop Nguyen Thi Oanh from creating a miracle. She finished first in the 1,500 m event. After that, she took a few minutes to rest, just had time to quickly drink a bottle of water and continued to win the 3,000 m obstacle course event.
Nguyen Thi Oanh after finishing
Nguyen Thi Oanh moved viewers with her extraordinary willpower.
Nguyen Thi Oanh’s two SEA Games gold medals were only 30 minutes apart, an unprecedented record in the history of the Games. Many people have called her “superwoman” and “athletics queen” to praise the extraordinary things Nguyen Thi Oanh brought to the 32nd SEA Games.
Many people compare Nguyen Thi Oanh to a "superwoman".
Nguyen Thi Oanh strongly inspires students
On May 9, Filipino athlete Ivan Cruz successfully defeated Tikumporn Surintornta (Thailand) and Joseph Judah Hatoguan (Indonesia) to win the 32nd SEA Games gold medal in gymnastics. This is the first SEA Games gold medal for this 21-year-old athlete. Besides the pride of bringing glory to his country, Cruz was extremely happy because this achievement could help him earn money to support his younger siblings' education.
Ivan Cruz was happy when he won the gold medal
Ivan Cruz tried very hard in the final round
"I went through a lot of hardship in the Philippines. I never imagined that I would win this title. My family had financial problems. I am the eldest and my six siblings did not go to school. It is great that now, I can earn money to support them. Our life was very difficult. That is why I am here, at the 32nd SEA Games. I gave up, but then I came back to training last year. I have worked very hard and trained hard for this opportunity," Ivan Cruz shared.
According to Philippine regulations, each athlete who wins a gold medal will be awarded 300,000 pesos, equivalent to 126 million VND. For his part, Cruz also received an additional amount for the men's team gold medal. That is what helped him compete well at the 32nd SEA Games.
Three days after competing at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in South Korea, Lovely Inan and the rest of the Philippine weightlifting team headed to Phnom Penh, Cambodia to compete at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games.
Lovely Inan arrives in Cambodia just 3 days after finishing Asian Weightlifting Championship
The 5 days at the 32nd SEA Games may have been tough for Lovely Inan. However, it was nothing compared to what she had to go through in Angono, Rizal. Since childhood, Lovely Onan had to collect scraps, something she never dared to dream of. Every day, she had to search for scrap metal and plastic, selling them for a few cents to help her family make ends meet.
"This is special for me because I used to just collect scrap, but now I am the silver medalist. Financially, it also helps my family with my allowance," Lovely Inan shared emotionally.
Competing at the 32nd SEA Games in her home country, jujitsu athlete Jessa Khan is hungry for a gold medal. At the 31st SEA Games, the American-born athlete was unable to compete due to exceeding the 200g weight limit. However, in her first event, Jenna Kaila Napolis of the Philippines pulled off a surprise when she came from behind to defeat Jessa Khan with a last-second sweep to claim the gold medal.
Jessa Khan is one of the prides of Cambodian sports.
But she could not win the first match.
3 days later, Jessa Khan had another chance. With the pressure from the fans as well as her own expectations, Jessa Khan overcame another Filipino athlete, Meggie Ochoa, to win the gold medal. Jessa Khan was excited, unable to hide her tears of happiness. After all her efforts, she finally stepped onto the highest podium. She was even happier when she did it on her home turf.
Jessa Khan still tried her best and won
More emotional when she won the gold medal right on her home field, witnessed by Cambodian fans
Immediately after that, he hugged his coach.
Jessa Khan beamed as she received the award.
Jessa Khan sends her love to home fans
The 32nd SEA Games have come to an end and Prime Minister Hun Sen has called it one of the most successful games in the region. However, to achieve these successes, volunteers and logistics workers contributed a lot of their efforts. They also deserve to be honored at the 32nd SEA Games.
Workers in Cambodia work despite extremely high temperatures to complete the opening ceremony on schedule.
Security forces check before the opening of SEA Games 32
They have to live in a cramped space with many shortages.
There are about 5,000 volunteers registered to participate in the 32nd SEA Games. All of them were selected and trained by the Union of Cambodian Youth Federations (UYFC).
They had to take advantage of the time to eat and rest to prepare for the next competitions. During the closing ceremony, the host country Cambodia also expressed its deep gratitude to the volunteers.
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