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Last-place runner gets $10,000 bonus from Cambodian PM

Bou Samnang of Cambodia runs in the rain in the women’s 5,000-metre final at the SEA Games in Phnom Penh on Monday. (Photo: Reuters)

PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian runner who captured hearts with a spirited last-place finish in heavy rain was awarded $10,000 by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday.

The Cambodian leader said he was rewarding Southeast Asian Games athlete Bou Samnang “to encourage perseverance”.

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