Was not too good of a day for Dominican athletes in the Olympics. Hopes were high for 21-year old weightlifter Yudelki Contreras, a Panamerican gold medallist, who placed 5th in her group. Still it is the best performance in an Olympics for a weightlifter. As reported in Diario Libre, Yudelki said she was affected by the doping test. "What happened was that yesterday they came to get me for the doping test. I was at the precise weight and then I had to drink lots of water, and then I went over the weight and I had to get into the sauna to loose it and that affected me a lot," she said.
Boxer Felix Diaz won his first fight. Maria Garcia, in judo, will fight again after defeating Andressa Fernandes of Brazil in a closed combat (2-1), but she then lost to a Korean and was eliminated.
Boxer Felix Diaz won his first fight. Maria Garcia, in judo, will fight again after defeating Andressa Fernandes of Brazil in a closed combat (2-1), but she then lost to a Korean and was eliminated.