The National District (Santo Domingo) won the 12th National Sports Games that ended on Saturday in La Romana. The National District athletes passed the North Region on the last day, capitalizing on the superiority of their swimmers and gymnasts. The La Romana games were described as one of the most successful ever. Large local crowds turned out to watch the sport events. At the event, the government announced the 2002 games would be held in Monte Plata and the 2004 games in Salcedo. In both of these cities, all sports installations have to be built. The National Sports Games have been criticized because millions have been spent to build installations that are later abandoned. REGION GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL National District 107 97 91 295 North 98 91 92 281 South 57 73 76 206 East 55 46 55 256 La Romana 29 29 77 135 NY-Puerto Rico 12 7 14 33
