The Dominican Republic?s best chance at its first Olympic gold, 400-meter hurdler Felix Sanchez, has arrived in Athens, Greece. As the event?s world champion, Sanchez will compete in preliminaries and semifinals from Monday, 23 August. The finals are set for Thursday, 26 August at 10:30pm (local Greek time) on 26 August. The man known as ?Super? Sanchez, who trains in the United States, will also compete with Dominican teammates in the 400 x 4 relay and the 400-meter sprint.
In other Olympic news, the DR lost to Cuba in women?s volleyball (23-25, 17-25, 23-25) in a 1-hour, 11-minute game.
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