PHNOM PENH, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Over five thousand runners from 58 countries will take part in the 16th international half marathon on Sunday this week at the complex of Angkor Wat temples, a World Heritage Site, in Siem Reap province, said an official at the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) on Tuesday.
Vath Chamroeun, the secretary general of the NOCC, which organizes the event, said that 5,129 professional and amateur athletes have registered for the contest this year’s event. Of the number, 3,302 athletes are foreigners, up 42 percent compared to last year, and 1,827 athletes are Cambodian, up 35 percent.
“The event is for fun and to raise funds to help the victims of mines and to donate to the Cambodian Red Cross for humanitarian activities,” he said.
A foreign runner donated 40 U.S dollars and a Cambodian runner donated 2 dollars to join the contest.
It takes place in front of the centerpiece of Angkor Wat temples and the athletes will run around the temples in different distances of 10 kilometers and 3 kilometers, he said.
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