Cambodian Athlete Busanan’s Sportsmanship in Heavy Rain Wins Global Praise

True sportsmanship!Cambodian athlete Bou Samnang participated in the women’s 5,000-meter final of the Southeast Asian Games (SAG) on the 8th, and was defeated by the last result. However, the picture of her insisting on running to the end despite the heavy rain won praise from the audience and global netizens. The Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen decided to marry his wifeDonate $10,000(about NT$300,000), to reward Busanan’s sportsmanship.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Busanan, who participated as a player from the host country, was more than 2 laps behind Nguyen Thi Oanh when Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Oanh (transliteration) won the gold medal with a time of 17 minutes and 0.33 seconds. When most of the runners finished running, Busanan was the only one left, running alone in the heavy rain.

When Bushanan crossed the finish line with a time of 22 minutes and 54.22 seconds at the bottom, thunderous applause erupted from the stands, causing Bushanan to put his hands together in tears and thank the audience. World broadcast, viewers and netizens praised Busanan’s sportsmanship regardless of borders, and the Olympic Games also shared and praised on Twitter: “Even if you come last, even if you encounter bad weather, even if you think you can’t do it, you must always do not give up!”

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen also issued a statement afterwards, praising Busanan: “She didn’t win any medals, but she ran all the way to the finish line in the rain like Nguyen Thi Ying who won the gold medal.” He also announced that in order to encourage Busanan to persevere “My wife and I donated $10,000 to her”.