President Leonel Fernandez signed into law the congressional act that names the changes the name of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Stadium to honor 400-meter hurdler Felix Sanchez. Felix Sanchez won the country’s first gold medal in an Olympics, during the Athens Olympics.
Felix Sanchez is in the DR for the Felix Sanchez Invitational scheduled for 14-18 May. He will be running against several world-ranked athletes on 14 May.