VILLAGERS aboard Cambodian-flagged wooden carts ran their oxen at high speed in an annual race to safeguard the centuries-old tradition as concerns mount over development encroaching on racing grounds.
Despite the scorching sun, hundreds of people flocked to see 46 pairs of oxen take part in the competition, which took place on Sunday at an empty field in Kampong Speu province, west of capital Phnom Penh.
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