A show during the opening ceremony of the 32nd SEA Games at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Friday night. (Photo: AFP)
The 32nd SEA Games — the first ever on Cambodian soil — officially began in Phnom Penh last night with an opening ceremony at a new stadium built and paid for by China.
The nation is staging the biennial tournament for the first time since it was launched as the Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games in 1959.
More than 10,000 athletes and officials from 11 member countries are descending on the country for the Games, which run until May 17.
There are 38 sports offering a massive 584 gold medals at the…
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