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Cambodia's first ice skating team chases Winter Olympic dream


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By Holly Robertson

As temperatures in Phnom Penh reach the mid-30s C (90s F), ice machine driver Khiev Panha laces up a pair of figure skates and takes to the ice.

Watched by a small crowd of Cambodians huddled around the sides of their country's only ice rink, Panha skates confidently until he attempts a spin, stumbles and falls.

 

At first glance, the 23-year-old's skating abilities may seem less important than his handling of an ice rink resurfacing machine.

But Panha is not only charged with maintaining the ice.

 

read more http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42007557

 

 
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