The nation celebrated the point-by-point battle of the Dominican women?s volleyball team versus the United States, as televised yesterday from Athens. It was a stellar night for 25-year-old Milagros Cabral, who scored a match-record 21 points, piloting the team spirit that clinched the match.
As reported by the US Volleyball website, going into Wednesday?s match the Americans had won 24 of the 25 meetings between the two teams, with their only loss coming in five sets (21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-25, 7-15) on 7 June, 1999 during a friendly match in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The win yesterday was the first victory for the Dominican women?s team that now faces Cuba on Friday and Germany on Sunday. The Dominican women had lost earlier to the teams of Russia (17-25, 13-25, 16-25) and China (20-25, 16-25, 16-25), two of the world’s toughest volleyball competitors. They defeated the US team 26-24, 22-25, 27-25, 23-25 and 19-17 in a 2-hour, 12-minute game.
For a report on the game, see http://www.usavolleyball.org/VolleyballNews/news.asp?id=820
Yesterday, Dominican table tennis player Lin Ju, who won his first four matches, succumbed to Hao Wang of China, the fourth-ranked table tennis player in the world. Judo competitor Jose Vicbart Geraldino lost his second encounter, after winning a first against an Andorran competitor.
The action continues in these Olympic Games with all eyes on the performance of weightlifter Wanda Rijo in the 75-kilogram category, and judo athlete Eugenio Vasquez in the 100-kilogram category.
To follow Dominican athletes in the Olympics, see
http://www.athens2004.com