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08-21-2008, 05:00 PM
There is excitement in the air as Dominican boxer Felix Diaz gets ready for his match on Friday against Frenchman Alexis Vastine. Diaz has guaranteed at least a bronze medal. He says, "I am ready to get to the finish and be champ." He is the only remaining Dominican boxer in the Beijing Games. The DR has secured two medals in these Olympics, the first time it wins more than one medal. In the 1984 Olympics, the DR won a bronze in boxing (Pedro Nolasco) and in the 2004 Athens Olympics the DR won a gold (Felix Sanchez).
Dominican-Chinese Xue Wu also made sports history for the DR by being the first to represent the DR in a semifinal round of the women's individual table tennis tournament. She would eventually lose to Chinese athlete Yue Guo.
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Dominican-Chinese Xue Wu also made sports history for the DR by being the first to represent the DR in a semifinal round of the women's individual table tennis tournament. She would eventually lose to Chinese athlete Yue Guo.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)