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Cambodian runner Bou Samnang has gone viral, capturing the hearts of those who applauded her determination in finishing the 5,000-meter race at the 2023 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games despite heavy rain.
Already in last place, Samnang, 20, kept running through exhaustion despite a torrential downpour in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on May 9. The athlete had already made the decision to push through with competing a few weeks prior despite being told by a doctor to stop running for a while due to her chronic anemia.
However, Samnang was eager to run at the SEA Games, which marked her first international competition.