Int'l marathon held at Cambodia's Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The 2023 Khmer Empire Marathon took place at the Angkor Archeological Park here on Sunday, attracting more than 2,000 local and overseas runners.

Tourism Minister Thong Khon, also president of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), said the annual event was designed to attract more tourists to the Angkor park during the rainy season.

"Most of the oversea