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06-04-2008, 03:00 PM
The Dominican Olympic Committee honored the best athletes of the year yesterday. For the first time the Athlete of the Year Award was shared by six leading athletes - Yuderkis Contreras in weight lifting, Gabriel Mercedes, taekwondo, Wendy Cruz, cycling, Luis Lin Ju, table tennis, Heidi Rodriguez and Dionisio Gustavo, karate.
The winners by sport were:
Archery: Ludys Tejada, Modesto Betances
Badminton: Hector Pena, Veronica Vivieca
Baseball: Misael Jose Carela, Jenny Reyes Molina
Basketball: Manuel Fortuna, Johanna Morthon
Basque Ball: Idalberto Rincon, Esther Mateo
Bowling: Aumi Guerra, Rolando Antonio Sebelen
Boxing: Argenis Nunez
Canoe/Kayak Rowing: Luis Franco Nunez, Vianca Ramos
Chess: Jose Manuel Dominguez, Mercedes de la Cruz.
Cycling: Wendy Cruz, Juana Fernandez
Equestrian: Ivonne Losos de Muniz, Jose Broker
Fencing: Violeta Dorali Ramirez, Rafael Westhen
Football: Johanna Martinez, Wellington Agramante
Gymnastics: Jesus Vidal de Leon, Yamilet Pena
Handball: Suleydis Suarez Genao, Elvin Escoto
Hockey: Luis Manuel de los Santos, Estefany Guerrero
Judo: Maria Garcia, Teofilo Diek
Karate: Heidy Rodriguez, Dionisio Gustavo
Modern Pentathlon: Julio Benjamin, Ana Luisa Gil
Racketball: Claudine Garcia, Luis Perez
Sailing: Sebastian Mera, Paloma Esteban
Shooting: Jennifer Reyes, Rafael Vargas
Skeet: Domingo Lorenzo Casanova
Skating: Devile Azucena, Felix Mateo
Softball: Rosaura Perez, Franklin Gomez
Surfing: Junior Gomez
Swimming: Jacinto Ayala, Laura Rodriguez
Taekwondo: Gabriel Mercedes, Jahaira Peguero
Tennis: Luisiana Rodriguez, Victor Estrella
Track & Field: Felix Sanchez, Marlenys Mejia
Triathlon: Javier Cuevas, Laura Gaitan
Volleyball: Amaury Martinez, Bethania Cruz
Weightlifting: Yuderki Contreras, Juan Carlos Quiteria
Wrestling: Vanesa Torres Batista, Jose Antonio Arias Paredes, Carlos Felix Garcia

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