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Hun Sen fouls table tennis match

CAMBODIA When Taiwan's table tennis star Chen Jing's semifinals match with China's Sun Jin was interrupted by the Cambodian prime minister, critics cried foul

By Phelim Kyne  /  TAIPEI TIMES CORRESPONDENT IN PHNOM PENH

Although organizers went to heroic efforts to make the venue meet international standards, the lack of running water in the facility and the occasional mid-competition dives by some of the thousands of bats that nest in the stadium's roof were reminders of the challenges involved in holding international sports competitions in Cambodia.

"It's taken a lot, but this is up to international standards," Cardos said of the venue. "When bat droppings land on a table or near a paper, we wipe it up in five seconds and it's gone."

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