Vice President Raquel Peña and Vice Minister of Sports Rafael Diaz were at Las Americas International Airport on the early evening of Sunday, 11 August 2024 to receive the Dominican medalists of the Paris Olympic Games – gold medal winner Marileidy Paulino and bronze medal winners, boxers Cristian Pinales (80 kilos) and Yunior Alcantara (51 kilos)
The spotlight now is on 27-year old Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic who made Dominican sports history by winning the gold medal in the women’s 400m event at the Paris Olympics 2024. She literally coasted to finish the race setting a new Olympic Record at 48.17.
Her next challenge is to break the World Record at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, the 20th edition of the World Athletics Championships, scheduled to be held from 13 to 21 September 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. The championships will take...
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