NewsWhore
05-13-2008, 05:30 PM
During a track meet in Venezuela the Dominican track team ran well enough to collect seven medals, including three golds. The team ran during the Brigido Iriarte y Maximo Viloria meet during which athletes from 15 nations competed. The meet is one of many preparatory events in the run-up to the 2008 Olympic Games in China. Arismendy Peguero won gold in the 400-meter dash while 17-year old Tayron Reyes won the silver medal in the 800-meter dash. Reyes, who looks to have a promising future, was one full second within the minimum time required to qualify for Beijing. He ran a time of 1:48.91. Reyes's time is one of the fastest run in the world this year, according to Listin Diario.
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