SEA Games 2023: Cambodia ready to show rest of region how to throw a sporting party

PHNOM PENH – It was an unofficial coffee break for supermarket cashier Sot Sela but she made full use of that precious 15 minutes on Wednesday afternoon, joining the fast-moving queue at the SEA Games booth in Aeon Mall.

The 22-year-old later proudly showed off her free ticket to Thursday’s men’s football matches to her gathered friends. She is not a football fan but this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, she said in halting English. “This is a special month for my country and I want to be there,” she added.