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07-12-2012, 03:00 PM
The Dominican Olympic delegation to the London Olympics is made up of 35 athletes competing in 10 sports. This is up from the team of 25 athletes in 8 sports at the Beijing Olympics. For the first time, there are more women (20) on the team than men (15). The DR will compete in track and field (11), boxing (3), gymnastics (1), judo (1), shooting (1), swimming (2), taekwondo (1), table tennis (1), weight lifting (2) and volleyball (12).
Track and Field: the men are Winder Cuevas, Felix Sanchez (400m hurdles), Luguelin Santos (400m), Carlos Jorge (200m), Felix Sanchez, Luguelin Santos, Gustavo Cuesta, Arismendy Peguero, John Soriano and Joel Mejia (4 x 400m relay) and the women Ildette Lavonne (100m hurdles), Marielis Sanchez (200m) and Raysa Sanchez (400m).
Boxing: William Encarnacion (bantamweight), Wellington Arias (lightweight) and Junior Castillo (middleweight).
Gymnastics: Yamilet Pena (women).
Judo: Maria Garcia (52kg).
Shooting: Sergio Pinero (trap).
Swimming: Nicolas Schwab (200m freestyle) and woman swimmer Dorian McMenemy (100m butterfly).
Table Tennis: Luis Lin Ju (men's singles).
Taekwondo: Yulis Gabriel Mercedes
Weightlifting: Yuderkis Contreras (53kg) and Beatriz Piron (women).
Volleyball: the women players are Candida Estefany Arias, Milagros Cabral, Brenda Castillo, Bethania de la Cruz, Karla Echenique, Lisvel Mejia, Gina Mambru, Niverka Marte, Sidarka Nunez, Priscila Rivera, Cindy Rondon and Annerys Vargas.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#15)
Track and Field: the men are Winder Cuevas, Felix Sanchez (400m hurdles), Luguelin Santos (400m), Carlos Jorge (200m), Felix Sanchez, Luguelin Santos, Gustavo Cuesta, Arismendy Peguero, John Soriano and Joel Mejia (4 x 400m relay) and the women Ildette Lavonne (100m hurdles), Marielis Sanchez (200m) and Raysa Sanchez (400m).
Boxing: William Encarnacion (bantamweight), Wellington Arias (lightweight) and Junior Castillo (middleweight).
Gymnastics: Yamilet Pena (women).
Judo: Maria Garcia (52kg).
Shooting: Sergio Pinero (trap).
Swimming: Nicolas Schwab (200m freestyle) and woman swimmer Dorian McMenemy (100m butterfly).
Table Tennis: Luis Lin Ju (men's singles).
Taekwondo: Yulis Gabriel Mercedes
Weightlifting: Yuderkis Contreras (53kg) and Beatriz Piron (women).
Volleyball: the women players are Candida Estefany Arias, Milagros Cabral, Brenda Castillo, Bethania de la Cruz, Karla Echenique, Lisvel Mejia, Gina Mambru, Niverka Marte, Sidarka Nunez, Priscila Rivera, Cindy Rondon and Annerys Vargas.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#15)