Villagers revitalise centuries-old ox cart racing tradition in Cambodia

Contestants prepare their oxen for an ox cart race in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, on April 7, 2024. - Xinhua

KAMPONG SPEU, Cambodia (Xinhua): At dawn on Sunday (April 7), Cambodian villagers gathered to race their ox carts across a field, reviving centuries-old tradition in the South-East Asian nation.

Held in Samraong Tong district's Prey Rumduol village, some 40 km west of the capital Phnom Penh, contenders raced their carts pulled by two oxen in a 1,300-meter dirt track, as hundreds of spectators enthusiastically watched and cheered on the winners of the race.