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A new electricity substation on the grounds of the Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh, in October 2020. (Mech Dara/VOD)

Olympic Stadium Grounds Further Built Up With New Constructions

Another new building is rising on Olympic Stadium grounds with the government handing over a corner to the country’s electricity supplier — and joggers and others who use the public space say the historic grounds are becoming hemmed in with new constructions and increasingly unpleasant for exercise.