NewsWhore
08-29-2008, 04:50 PM
Could this year's performance at the Beijing Olympics mark a new beginning for the DR in international competition? President Leonel Fernandez believes so. During a ceremony held yesterday to present medal winners Gabriel Mercedes (silver in taekwondo) and Felix Diaz (gold in boxing) with multi-million peso checks, Fernandez said he was honored to recognize the athlete's accomplishments. Diaz received RD$7 million and Mercedes RD$2 million. He feels the DR could win even more medals during the 2012 London Games. Diaz and Mercedes doubled the country's previous Olympic medal count and have inspired a new generation of athletes to strive for international success.
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