PHNOM PENH, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has expressed its pride after it had won a bronze medal at the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
Nhan Sokvisal, Chef de Mission who led the Cambodian athletes to the Games said Saturday that upon arrival in Phnom Penh on Friday, the female medalist was cheerfully escorted back by many Cambodians including the Minister of Tourism who was head of Cambodia Olympic Committee.
Nhan Sokvisal said "it was a big pride for Cambodia" to have won the medal.
He said Som Sothea, 15, was one of the four Cambodian athletes who attended the games and won the bronze medal.
She won the game in Yudo, while the other three who competed in wresting, running and swimming did not win the medal.
However, Nhan Sokvisal said there were about 3,600 athletes who competed the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
Those athletes came from 205 countries and regions in the world and Cambodia was classified as 79th following a bronze medal as won by Cambodia.
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