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Dominican participation in the Olympics

Dominican boxer Yovanny Lorenzo defeated Khan Usmanullah from Pakistan in the 67 kilos division, 5-4. Juan Carlos Jacinto, in judo, lost to his rival from Nigeria. Jerson Ravelo matches Paul Miller of Australia. Ubaldo Cabrera matches Richard Rowles from Austria. Wanda Rijo, weightlifter, will have a first appearance on Wednesday, 20 September. Weightlifter Player Reyes starts on 26 September. Track and Field’s Félix Sanchez (400 meter hurdles) and Carlos Yoelin Santana (400 meters) start competing on 23 September. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/results/2000/by_event/boxing_67kg.html