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(Sports)250 runners register for Ultra Marathon at Cambodia's Angkor

Xinhua, January 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Some 250 runners from 26 countries and regions have registered for the Angkor Ultra Trail 2016, to be held on Jan. 23 and Jan. 24 at the famed Angkor archaeological complex in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province, a senior sports official said Wednesday.

"This will be the first-ever Ultra Marathon in Cambodia," Vath Chamroeun, secretary general of the National Olympic Committee, said in a press conference here. "It aims to attract more international tourists to the famous Angkor archaeological park."

Initiated by French specialist Jean-Claude Le Cornec, four races are scheduled according to the levels of difficulty, the 128-km Ultra Trail, the 32-km Trail, 64-km trail and 32-km Nordic Walking.

Vath Chamroeun said foreign runners are required to pay 160 U.S. dollars for a 128-km race, 90 U.S. dollars for a 64-km run, and 60 U.S. dollars for a 32-km trek.

Angkor archaeological park, the kingdom's most popular tourist destination, received 2.1 million foreign visitors last year, generating a gross revenue of 60 million U.S. dollars from ticket sales, according to the government figures. Enditem