Pen Sokong

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Pen Sokong
Personal information
NationalityCambodian
Born (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event(s) 100 m, 200 m

Pen Sokong (born 5 March 1994) is an Olympic sprinter from Cambodia.

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Career

He competed at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha in the 100m and 200m. [1] He competed at the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres in Tokyo. [2] [3] He was the only Cambodian athlete at the games, with the countries other two competitors being swimmers. [4] He finished sixth in his heat and did not advance. [5]

After the Tokyo Olympics, he then stayed in Japan to train with Yumekomirai athletics club in the Kanagawa Prefecture. [6] [7] In 2023, he trained in China. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics - PEN Sokong - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  2. ↑ "Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 1 Results". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  3. ↑ Shefferd, Neil (17 September 2021). "Cambodia NOC President proud of "great achievement" as main stadium for 2023 SEA Games handed over". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Cambodian Athlete Determined For Tokyo Olympic Games 2020". information.gov.kh. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Cambodian Olympic runner fails to advance in 100m sprint". Khmertkmeskh. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Cambodian sprinter stays in Japan for eight months training". oca.asia. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Cambodian sprinter to compete in major Japan race". Khmertimeskh.com. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cambodians to train in China for Hangzhou Asian Games". Chinadailyhk. August 24, 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.


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