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http://... of war and internal strife have left Cambodia with one of the highest proportions of people disabled by land mines in the world. The country's only professional sports league is the Cambodian National Volleyball League (Disabled), a scrappy network of volleyball teams whose players once fought against each other in times of civil war and now face each other on the court. They also sponsor a wheelchair racing program which empowers women who would traditionally be confined to their homes. Currently, the national volleyball team is ranked number three in the world, and regularly defeats non-disabled teams including an Australian navy squad which has tasted defeat three years running. These national heroes may have lost limbs to land mines, but they'll still whoop you in volleyball.

Uploaded: July 21, 2008 at 8:31 pm

Author: GOODMagazine

Length: 00:03:39

Rating: 4.9012346

Views: 10982

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worldofmorons (June 29, 2009 at 2:32 am)

Great, great, great! Just great.

Soomp1 (May 30, 2009 at 11:34 am)

Thank you for the support of the one of the 3rd world countries living in poverty. I am cambodian myself born in Australia. I'm going to study architecture to build infrastructure in Cambodia in the far future.

muydramasfan (May 16, 2009 at 5:10 am)

Awesome program!!This program give them hope in life and it really inspiring.Seem like they did not win the game but they still happy (it's not about winning).Awesome program!!

HatedWar (May 10, 2009 at 6:14 am)

i really proud of them.

asasian21 (April 26, 2009 at 7:28 pm)

Urgent!!! Dear our Cambodian country men! Be alert! the Vietnamese are coming to stay our land and take over again like they did before! Please ask our leaders; do not make same mistake!! We should unit with the same culture like OUR Thai and Laotian brothers to fight the Vienamese!! The viet thieves and are very greedy people in the world! they are poeple who used to clain very things belong to them!

kimhenghaung (April 5, 2009 at 2:58 pm)

This is so great and wonderful team

ThtKhmerGrlAllie (March 17, 2009 at 3:29 am)

KHMER PRIDE!. PROUD 2 B A CAMBODIAN<33

RedHilariousComments (January 7, 2009 at 1:37 am)

Thanks! This Cambodian really appreciates this video!

masanorimiyakoshi (December 31, 2008 at 3:26 pm)

Ｉlike cambodian people.They have realy smile.Not for money.

Armitrix (December 13, 2008 at 11:47 pm)

I KNOW EH!!!??? 1:10 TO 1:12 IS FRIGGEN AWSOME!!! the ball flew right over the whole court!!!

Armitrix (December 13, 2008 at 11:45 pm)

wow so it really is rising eh? well i know im cambodian but....howcome everybody is tryin to take over cambodia?