NewsWhore
08-19-2008, 02:50 PM
Chinese Dominican Jennifer Qian Lian was looking for redemption when she began the individual portion of the Olympics Table Tennis Tournament. Quian Lian defeated Cameroon native Victorino Aqum 11-3, 11-1 and 11-6 in her first round match. She then faced Nathana Komwong and lost. Luis Lin Ju made his debut today and is looking to bring back a prized medal back to the DR. He faced Tiago Apolonio from Portugal in his first round matched and overpowered Apolonio. Lin Ju will now face Adrian Crisan from Romania tomorrow.
The DR is holding its medal hopes in the table tennis athletes, in the Dominican boxing team and in Judo star Gabriel "Gaby" Mercedes. Mercedes makes his debut tomorrow, but faces stiff competition in the martial arts tournament. But Mercedes is no slouch considering that he is the reigning Pan American champion.
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The DR is holding its medal hopes in the table tennis athletes, in the Dominican boxing team and in Judo star Gabriel "Gaby" Mercedes. Mercedes makes his debut tomorrow, but faces stiff competition in the martial arts tournament. But Mercedes is no slouch considering that he is the reigning Pan American champion.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#12)