Cambodian rapper VannDa returns to hero's welcome


After performing at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony, VannDa returns to a hero’s welcome at Phnom Penh International Airport on August 14. - Photo: Chhorn Norn

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian rapper VannDa was greeted with a hero’s welcome Wednesday (Aug 14) morning, as he returned home following his groundbreaking performance at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony on Aug 11.

The nation’s pride was on full display as former Minister of Tourism Thong Khon, president of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), and NOCC secretary-general Vath Chamroeun welcomed the artist at Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH).

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