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Cambodia pulls out of 33rd SEA Games amid border conflict with Thailand, citing safety reasons
Cambodia withdrew all athletes from the SEA Games after border clashes caused over 500,000 civilians to flee, citing safety concerns amid a century-old dispute.
- On Wednesday, Cambodia withdrew its entire delegation from the Southeast Asian Games, a SEA Games official confirmed to AFP.
- The century-old border dispute over France's colonial-era maps and boundary temples has fueled renewed fighting this week between Thailand and Cambodia, expanding to five provinces and killing at least 11 soldiers and civilians.
- Having already withdrawn from eight sports citing 'safety', a small Cambodian delegation still marched in the athletes' parade at the opening ceremony, NOCC chief Vath Chamroeun wrote families requested immediate returns.
- The Games opened on Wednesday and run until December 20 in Bangkok and Chonburi, with tightened security at the opening ceremony attended by Thai royals and BamBam.
- More than 500,000 people have fled their homes to safety in Thailand and Cambodia since the conflict reignited, and this week's clashes are the deadliest since five days of fighting in July before a shaky truce.
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Cambodia pulls out of SEA Games in Thailand over safety fears
Cambodia withdrew on Wednesday (Dec 10) from the South-East Asian Games, a Games official said, as a border conflict with hosts Thailand escalated and forced a mass exodus of civilians from both sides of the disputed frontier.
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